In this artificially complicated
and busy world, you found me
presents
One Adventure Home,
Many Quests
Where Artistry & Tech
Meet Empathy
Format
Title_ Kappa
Genre_ Animated Family Adventure
Runtime_ 95 minutes
Category_ 2D/3D Mixed Technique
Language_ English (Mixed Dubbed)
Producer_ XZV Studio (Malaysia)
Director_ Timo Timo
Writer_ Vivian Syc
Est. Budget_ ~US$ 4M
Status_ Pre-production
FORMAT____ 2D / 3D ANIMATION
RUNTIME____ 95 MINUTES
The Story
Welcome to Franklin City
Ajax lives in the bustling metropolis of Franklin, navigating the world with this AI wearable, ALL-AI.
Their bond seems unnaturally paired until ALL-AI malfunctions during a routine update, leaving them lost in the vast and complicated city.
Alone and cut off, Ajax meets a remarkable stray dog and together with his glitching AI, they embark on an unforgettable journey home.
... With some incredible challenges along the way.
Themes of Kappa
Autism Awareness
To educate on the signs of autism development. To provide a normalized perspective for children with autism spectrum disorder, their family members, and caregivers.
Animal Welfare
To highlight the significance of pets and people, and to raise awareness of animal welfare in the pet trade, helping shelters communicate their cause.
AI In Healthcare
To pull back the curtain on artificial intelligence in healthcare and medicine, inspiring the development of assistive technologies for the neurodivergent community.
THE DIFFERENCE OF 1%
Creator and Producer pledge 1% of film’s equity towards efforts affecting autism care and animal welfare for a period of 10 years.
This Pledge is the purpose this specific and special film was born.
People We Know
Characters we need
Ajax Xavier
(Autistic)
A Dog
(stray)
All-AI (ell-ai)
(artificial intelligence)
People We Have
Mongrel Solution
Don
Kramer
Janet
Seeing reality as never before
A journey to be felt
WIP & Updates
Character Design
Concept Art
Featured Beat Board
Kappa works with higher academic institutes in Malaysia, providing professional production pipeline experience and insights to aspiring creative students on what it takes to produce an animated feature film.
Closer Look
Production Team
Timo Timo
Timo’s first born is on the autism spectrum, inspiring the core development of Ajax, the central hero of Kappa. The movie is a love letter to Malaysian animation and his son.
Vivian Syc
Syc wrote the news before doing a 180° switch to animation scriptwriting. She wrote Kappa with the intent of seeing and being seen for entire communities.
Beatrice Ting
If you stand for nothing, you fall for everything. Ting joined the team purposefully to produce impactful media that can utilise her superpowers for good.
Why Make Kappa?
2021
178% Increase in Autism Prevalence
One in 127 people diagnosed autistic, ranking it a top ten diagnoses among young people.
60 sec
607,000+ Animals Euthanised
An animal is abused every minute and rescues/shelters are at breaking point.
2024
93,200+ People with ASD in M'sia
A near 24% increase of ASD registrant in Malaysia, credited to accessibility in diagnostic and greater awareness.
2025
20,000+ Animal Abuse Reports in M'sia
From 2021-2025, only 43 cases have been investigated and resolved. Malaysia’s animal welfare holds a failure rate of 99 per cent.
