| The Exigency | |
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| Directed by | Cody Vibbart |
| Written by | Cody Vibbart |
| Produced by | Cody Vibbart |
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| Edited by | Cody Vibbart |
| Music by | Charles Carpenter |
Production company | Cuz Productions |
| Distributed by | Cuz Productions (through Amazon Prime Video and Blu-ray) |
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Running time | 112 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Exigency is a 2019 American independent animated science fiction-action film written, directed, produced, and edited by Cody Vibbart. It features the voices of Tom Haney, Alexis Danner, Warren Halderman, Kayla Vibbart, Dillon Vibbart, Keith Todd, Matthew Kendrick, Alix Spurlock, Joel Danner, Joshua Guthrie, and Lucas Danner. The film centers around Kyle, a working man who reveals to his family that he is a retired war hero from the planet Gallesha and that he has to save it from an alien tyrant named Diederick.
Cody Vibbart began developing the project in 2006 through his production banner Cuz Productions, under the working title Sleeping Giant. Without a finalized story, and a timeframe to finish the film in two-three years, he spent a lot of his time rewriting and reanimating several scenes. After 13 years, he finished working on the film in 2019, having decided to divide the story into a trilogy.
The Exigency was self-released on Amazon Prime Video and Blu-ray on December 14, 2019. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who while noting the flaws in its voice work and animation, praised its story, action sequences, and self-awareness alongside Vibbart's dedication to finish the film. A sequel, titled The Exigency II: Course of Action, is currently in development.