Overview

Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.

Fun facts

Box office
Grossed $68M worldwide, about 13.6 times its $5M budget
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Based on
Based on The Matrix
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Music
Music by Don Davis
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Details

Directors: Koji Morimoto
Peter Chung
Shinichiro Watanabe
Mahiro Maeda
Writers: Shinichiro WatanabeWriter
Koji MorimotoWriter
Yoshiaki KawajiriWriter
Peter ChungWriter
Lana WachowskiStory, Writer
Lilly WachowskiStory, Writer
Status: Released
Release date: May 9, 2003
Original language: English
Budget: $5M
Revenue: $68M
Countries: Japan, United States of America, South Korea