Illumination Cinema is a multimedia studio in Wichita, KS with a focus on creating original films. Three writers attempting to get freelance work (Tyler W.
Illumination Cinema is a multimedia company in Wichita, KS with a strong focus on creating original animated films.
The group was started as a cloud-based team of filmmakers in 2013. Moore, Christopher Strong and Jamie Zin) all crossed paths while working on different jobs. Eventually, they were all brought together to work on what would become Illumination Cinema’s first project, BRIMSTONE TERR
ACE. It was at some point during the production of this series that they all had the same idea: form a studio. They expanded their efforts to create short films, the ILLUMINATION CINEMA MOVIE PODCAST and their first live action feature, LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT. A couple years later, the team expanded and centralized in Wichita, KS. They worked on their first animated feature, LEFT HOOK and two live-action features soon after with WISH YOU WERE HERE and PERSONAL HISTORY. All the while, simultaneously producing directorial debut short films for the new talent, including: ANOTHER DAY COLDER, HOW MUCH and FALLING OUT. As well as launching two comic book series, A SCRIPT CALLED MISERY and THE DOG PARK.
Although the lineup has changed, the goal remains the same: to come together to bring each other’s visions to life and create new, original content in various mediums. Whether it be, animation, live-action, podcasts or comics, there is always something being produced.
11/18/2025
This Saturday catch BRIMSTONE TERRACE in the Stray Cat Film Center at 12:15 PM!
Synopsis: When a depressed public defender ends his own life, he is sentenced to an eternity in Hell. However, after Satan takes notice of his skills, he is offered an afterlife-changing deal that may not fall in line with his own values.
It’s all a part of the Bird Watching International Film Festival in Kansas City, MO! Get your tickets at the link in our bio!
11/11/2025
Today, we are marking Veteran's Day by looking back at America's unique history.
Christopher String’s new documentary, A COMPLEX HISTORY OF THE UNTIED STATES, is officially available to watch (for free!) on our website.
From the Spanish-American war to the Treaty of Versailles to the Great Depression. This documentary is a deep dive into America's transformation from a regional power to the world stage.
Link in the comments!
11/05/2025
We’re excited to announce that we have TWO FILMS screening at the Bird Watching International Film Festival in Kansas City, MO!
Our animated feature BRIMSTONE TERRACE will screen on Saturday the 22nd at 12:15 PM at the Stray Cat Film Center.
PreLiminal ReFraming an experimental narrative short film by Jillian Elaine will show later in the day at 4:30 PM in the “Cuckoo Bird Shorts Block” (also at the Stray Cat Film Center).
11/04/2025
Happy Birthday to our good pal David J. Cantu!
The original photo unfortunately included an obscene drawing. 😞 So we made up a few replacements.
11/02/2025
Christopher Strong’s feature documentary, A Complex History of the United States, launches (for free!) this Veteran’s Day. It explores events from the Spanish-American War to the unraveling of the Treaty of Versailles.
10/20/2025
Another year of fun at the Tallgrass Film Festival! Didn’t have a film in this year, but we saw some old friends, met some new ones and saw a ton of great movies!
09/30/2025
After many hours of hard work from our incredible producer & sound supervisor, Jillian Elaine, we recently completed the sound mix for BRIMSTONE TERRACE.
Fun Fact: This also marks our first film mixed in surround sound!
08/07/2025
As promised, the team behind BRIMSTONE TERRACE will be putting on a cooking stream with recipes from the film’s companion cook book, “Dishin’ with the Devil”! They are all “extremely qualified” so expect “excellence”. 👨🍳
It’s all happening on our Twitch channel, Saturday the 16th at 7pm (central)!
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Illumination Cinema is a multimedia company in Wichita, KS with a strong focus on creating original animated films.
The group was started as a cloud-based team of filmmakers in 2013. Three writers attempting to get freelance work (Tyler W. Moore, Christopher Strong and Jamie Zin) all crossed paths while working on different jobs. Eventually, they were all brought together to work on what would become Illumination Cinema’s first project, BRIMSTONE TERRACE.
It was at some point during the production of this series that they all had the same idea: form a studio. They expanded their efforts to create short films, the ILLUMINATION CINEMA MOVIE PODCAST and their first live action feature, LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A couple years later, the team expanded and began working on their next two features, the animated film LEFT HOOK and the live action feature-length remake of their short, WISH YOU WERE HERE. All the while, simultaneously producing directorial debut short films for the new talent including: ANOTHER DAY COLDER, HOW MUCH, FALLING OUT and NIGHTMARE DRIVE. It was also around this time that they mostly centralized in Wichita, KS.
Although the lineup has changed, the goal remains the same: to come together to bring each other’s visions to life and create new, original content in various mediums. Whether it be, animation, live-action, podcasts or comics, there is always something being produced.
