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Thank you Puffin Foundation

Thanks to the Puffin Foundation for awarding a grant to My Secret Country to extend our documentary film narrative into a Minecraft game.

First Trailer Released! Watch It Now

The My Secret Country Teaser Trailer

The first animated scene

Behind the scenes at My Secret Country we are hard at work on animation. Animator Lealie Hayek, from Australia, is finalizing our first anim

Participatory writing - the process behind My Secret Country

Check out the participatory writing process bringing My Secret Country to life. Max, Maxine and Doreanna are participants in the film...

Character Design: The Inner Critic

My Secret Country, the film, is all about world building, because we believe that if you can build alternate worlds, you’re that much...

Character Design for Kudopel

The imaginary world, Kudopel (CUHDDA-PULL), was born when eight-year-old Angelica was frustrated. She thought she was on the way to...

Character Design - The Goblin King

Another creature who is part of Verasigh, Doreanna’s imaginary world, is the Goblin King. Doreanna describes him like this: “His body...

Character Design - Vera

Part of our challenge in creating this film is staying as true as we can to each of the participants ideas of their imaginary worlds and...

Character Design - Milou, Devil Man & Bem

Maxine has “billions of imaginary friends,” in her imaginary world. With her incredible drawing skills, she sketched a few of them out...

Character Design - Scwigee

Scwigee is a dragon who is part turtle and part horse. He also happens to be 5-year old Max’s imaginary friend. Max first made this...

Kermit the Camera

My camera is named Kermit. Yesterday when I was filming with Max, his sister Opal and Mom, Allison, they gave Kermit some googley eyes to...