Cafe 8 Ball

A First for New Mexico!

CAFE 8 BALL will be New Mexico’s very first feature-length animated film showcasing our talented animators and film community. The film combines state-of-the-art 3-D animation with 2-D animation to create the surreal world inside the cafe filled with a colorful cast of characters. CAFE 8 BALL provides a visual delight for audiences as each of the film's 8 chapters is brought to life by a different animator with a distinctive style.

Always trust your inner rat

In the independent, feature length, animated social satire CAFE 8 BALL, the only sane mind in the cafe appears to belong to a talking pet rat.

A Special Showcase

"CAFE 8 BALL represents independent filmmaking at its best--showcasing

New Mexico’s artists who are passionate about their craft and serving up a social satire to engage, delight, shake things up, and sell tons of popcorn. "

- Dominic Cappello, Director of CAFE 8 BALL

Main Menu

Contact & Connections

Sneak Peek

Rat's Closet

Join The Fan Club!

Rough Cut Countdown...

(Days : Hours : Mins : Secs)

Sneak peak coming September 1, 2009. Get ready for the rat!

Polls

What the heck is the rat?

	A very small guy in a rat suit.
	A barely disguised federal agent.
	A real rat.
	An alien.

Welcome to CAFÉ 8 BALL

Twenty-something Nick, a cartoonist, has just started working at his aunt’s café in downtown Santa Fe after a head injury in New York. Since the accident, Nick’s pet rat has been giving his confused owner advice on life, love, and a secret conspiracy that’s bubbling under the surface of Santa Fe.

As Nick sketches the crazy characters who wile away the hours at CAFE 8 BALL, outrageous secrets lie under the desert sun. Nick learns that no one is as they appear and that, imaginary or not, his rat seems to know exactly how to separate friend from foe. As disaster looms, Nick wonders if the city, the world, and his sanity can be saved.

Inside the Cafe

In this darkly funny feature-length animated social satire, anyone who passes through CAFE 8 BALL can count on being drawn into a web of life and death situations, mistaken identity, and soul searching over a cup of Joe. It turns out that Santa Fe is full of secrets—and people all too willing to tell them.

For more information on CAFE 8 BALL please contact Dominic Cappello at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it