Johnny's Bar: The Rookie Who Cost Too Much (Anime Pilot)
Directed by Dante Mora
USA · 2026 · 7 min 34 sec · AI Film
Submitted to RTV International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
A young rookie desperate to prove he belongs in the gangster world forces his way into the orbit of Johnny, a respected bar owner with deep criminal ties and no patience for amateurs.
Director(s)
Dante Mora is an independent filmmaker and the creator behind Naked Rabbit Production, working at the intersection of crime storytelling, dark comedy, and AI-assisted animation. Johnny's Bar: The Rookie Who Cost Too Much is his proof-of-concept anime pilot — an 8-minute descent into a bar where loyalty has a price and rookies always pay full. He builds original characters and worlds designed for the new wave of AI filmmaking.
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RTV International Film Festival — Inaugural Online Edition · 2026