Topia (1962 short film)

Topia is a 1962 fantasy short film written and directed by Jack Kromen that later evolved into the 1981 animated film of the same name. Kromen has said that the short film follows the same plot as the animated film. The film, which was originally a school project for his film class at Roseville High School was shown to executives at Universal Pictures in 1976 when he was trying to get the animated Topia made. The 8mm film print vanished in late 1979 and is now considered lost.