Thunder Lizard Collective

10/17/2025

COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS- Coming soon.

Full Trailer Out NOW!

Stay tuned for LIVE SCREENING details!

Coming Soon. Ride The Sky, Thunder Lizard Collective, and Cosmic Darkness Productions are proud to present… COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS!Billy, an aspiring artist ...

09/16/2025

Teaser Trailer #4

Full Trailer - October 17th, 2025

, , and are proud to present… COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS

Billy, an aspiring artist and musician, grapples with the challenges of growing up, navigating heartbreak, anxiety, and a myriad of nightmares. His quest leads him on a surreal odyssey through his dreams, where he seeks to unravel the deeper significance of his many concerns.

Starring: ga.ross as Billy
as Stacy
as Old Nick Switch
as Jared
as Kyle
as Mattbutcher as Brendan

Directed by Christian Kostyniuk
Animation Directed by Carlos Rojo (.rojo_studios)
Written by Christian Kostyniuk and John Tasker

09/09/2025

Teaser Trailer #2

, , and are proud to present… COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS

Billy, an aspiring artist and musician, grapples with the challenges of growing up, navigating heartbreak, anxiety, and a myriad of nightmares. His quest leads him on a surreal odyssey through his dreams, where he seeks to unravel the deeper significance of his many concerns.

Starring: ga.ross as Billy
as Stacy
as Old Nick Switch
as Jared
as Kyle
as Mattbutcher as Brendan

Directed by Christian Kostyniuk
Animation Directed by Carlos Rojo (.rojo_studios)
Written by Christian Kostyniuk and John Tasker

09/06/2025

Collective Unconscious (Teaser Trailer #1)

https://youtu.be/Lo08kVjkbY8

Coming Soon.

Ride The Sky, Thunder Lizard Collective, and Cosmic Darkness Productions are proud to present… COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS!

Billy, an aspiring artist and musician, grapples with the challenges of growing up, navigating heartbreak, anxiety, and a myriad of nightmares. His quest leads him on a surreal odyssey through his dreams, where he seeks to unravel the deeper significance of his many concerns.

Starring:
Cameron Ross as Billy
Carolina Contreras Issa Issa as Stacy
Joel F Gardiner as Old Nick Switch
Jared Tailfeathers as Jared
Kyle Greenas Kyle
Matthew Springer as Matt
Brendan Boucher as Brendan

Directed by Christian Kostyniuk
Animation Directed by Carlos Rojo (.rojo_studios)
Written by Christian Kostyniuk and John Tasker

Coming Soon. Ride The Sky, Thunder Lizard Collective, and Cosmic Darkness Productions are proud to present… COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS!Billy, an aspiring artist ...

06/09/2025

Welcome to “Prince’s Prints”, winner of the Okotoks Film Festival’s 48 Hour Filmmaking Challenge for “Best Comedy Film”. It was truly an honour to participate in the festival’s 9th year of 48’s. Thank you to everyone involved!

Official Winner of "Best Comedy" at the Okotoks Film Festival 48 Hour Filmmakers Challenge 2025Prompts:Genre - Children's ShowProp - TapeSound Effect - Retro...

03/20/2025

Did you miss Slim Pickins (in 2023...)?

Well... now you can watch the whole show on YouTube. Right now. Like right now.

Slim Pickins was a show we did, We played movies and stuff. This is one of the results. Redbubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/thunderlizardco/sho...

10/09/2024

“Sleeping With Demons” is out NOW!

Link: https://youtu.be/o-oBg4oo4Os?si=ePphQDjzM7RtKGEF

Directed by Liam McGinnis
Written by Christian Kostyniuk and Samuel Jurisic
Cinematography by Joel F. Gardiner
Edited by Christian Kostyniuk

Follow us on Social Media:Facebook - https://bit.ly/2VXVrMHTwitter - https://bit.ly/2JzE51XInstagram - https://bit.ly/2VXVtnN

07/03/2024

We’re incredibly excited to announce the first batch of our Cast and Characters for !

We’d like to introduce you to the members of …

Jared Tailfeathers () will be playing “Jared” and “The Viking”.

Kyle Green () will be playing “Kyle” and “Guy in Suit” (it’s a bigger part than it sounds).

Brendan Boucher (.butcher) will be playing “Brendan” and “The Goblin”.

And Matthew Springer () will be playing “Matt” and “The Vampire”.

Welcome aboard! See you in our dreams.

04/30/2024

Casting Call - Non Union / Paid - Mohkinstsis (Calgary, Alberta)

"COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS" - Based on the Album by Ride The Sky

Billy traverses a psychedelic dream world of his own creation, where he must battle his inner demons and reconcile anxieties from the real world. As told with a rocking soundtrack by Ride The Sky, a bunch of puppets, a Viking, and the personification of Satan himself.
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Submission Deadline: May 31st, 2024
Shoot Dates: July & August
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CHARACTERS:

BILLY:
Age: Late 20's | Masculine Presenting | Any Ethnicity | Any Body Type
Must be comfortable playing guitar and learning multiple songs.
Billy is a struggling artist and musician dealing with the trials and tribulations of adulthood. Including heartbreak, anxiety, and countless nightmares. Billy embarks on a psychedelic journey through his dreams to find the meaning behind his numerous worries.

STACY:
Age: Late 20's | Feminine Presenting | Any Ethnicity | Any Body Type
Billy’s long-lost love. Stacy is caring, kind, and precocious. Their existence in Billy’s dreams is constant and ever-changing.
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Please send a headshot (and Demo Reel if available) to [email protected]

Please use "Collective Unconscious - (YOUR NAME)" as the subject line.

04/29/2024

We are incredibly excited to announce that we’ll be working with Ride The Sky this summer to produce the FEATURE FILM adaptation of their latest album COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS!

CU follows Billy as he traverses a a psychedelic dreamworld of his own creation, where he must fight his inner demons and reconcile anxieties from the real world. As told with puppets, Vikings, and the personification of Satan himself.

More details to come!

Pick up the album here: https://ridethesky.bandcamp.com/album/collective-unconscious

04/18/2024

Day Eleven of “The Elephant’s Present”. We opened it. Want to find out what’s inside? Catch the film Winter 2024 to find out.