AND THE SOURCE OF LIGHT
We come to life
as beings of light.
It is our source of hope.
On a Christmas Eve, a brother and sister are faced with their greatest fears: losing their mother as well as their home.
This is their last Christmas together, and their future is unknown.
Nothing will ever be the same.
After falling down a strange portal that magically appears beneath their Christmas tree, Maggie and Jessie find themselves lost in a dark underground world with no way to get home.
With nothing to help but Jessies flashlight — and his belief that they can.
Jesse’s beam of light splits the darkness and ricochets, splitting again and again into a deafening light-storm that leaves them surrounded by a vast world vibrating and pulsating with light — the Kingdom of Chrystallia, where everything and everybody is made of crystals and minerals.
Jesse’s beam of light splits the darkness and ricochets, splitting again and again into a deafening light-storm that leaves them surrounded by a vast world vibrating and pulsating with light — the Kingdom of Chrystallia, where everything and everybody is made of crystals and minerals.
Chrystallians believe that the light
which created them will never die.
The light is their god.
It is eternal.
They cannot accept that the light is fading. Their world is dying.
Chrystallians believe that the light which created them will never die.
The light is their god.
It is eternal.
They cannot accept that the light is fading. Their world is dying.
In order to return home, Jesse and Maggie must set out on a perilous journey through the lands of Chrystallia in order to find the source of light — a secret guarded by Metamorphos, the Wizard of Iz, in the land of Metamorphia.
In order to return home, Jesse and Maggie must set out on a perilous journey through the lands of Chrystallia in order to find the source of light — a secret guarded by Metamorphos, the Wizard of Iz, in the land of Metamorphia.
Hunted by dark forces desperate for light, the children journey together with a band of helpful crystal beings through the vast netherworld — through the haunted shadowland of Fossilia, where all errant souls are crushed by stone…
Hunted by dark forces desperate for light, the children journey together with a band of helpful crystal beings through the vast netherworld — through the haunted shadowland of Fossilia, where all errant souls are crushed by stone…
In their desperate journey to save their mother, with the relentless enemy in pursuit, the children and their allies must brave the fiery Land of Magma, home of the fierce Ignei.
In their desperate journey to save their mother, with the relentless enemy in pursuit, the children and their allies must brave the fiery Land of Magma, home of the fierce Ignei.
Trapped in the growing darkness, Jesse and Maggie must discover the true source of light — to return to their home, the world above, or be forever lost…
Trapped in the growing darkness, Jesse and Maggie must discover the true source of light — to return to their home, the world above, or be forever lost…
Chrystallia and the Source of Light
Chrystallia And The Source Of Light is a life-affirming story about a thirteen year old girl and her nine year old brother who, on the eve of their last Christmas with their dying mother, find themselves on a perilous, magical journey through an underground, medieval world where everything and everybody is made of crystals and minerals — in search of the source of light.
Written by artist and actor Paul Michael Glaser and inspired by the story of his family, Chrystallia and the Source of Light is a story about facing one’s greatest fears — about overcoming, transformation and transcendence.
Touched by darkness, filled with light: Paul Michael Glaser — storyteller
Many people will know P.M. Glaser as actor Paul Michael Glaser. Since reaching celebrity status in the 70’s playing Starsky in Starsky & Hutch, Paul has branched out creatively, becoming a director, an internationally successful artist — and with Chrystallia, an author.
In the 1980s, Paul’s wife Elizabeth contracted HIV through a blood transfusion after giving birth to their first child, Ariel. She unknowingly passed the disease onto Ariel, and then to their son, Jake.
Ariel passed away in 1988, Elizabeth in 1994. Only Paul did not contract the virus.
Because of the revolutionary treatements that his mother fought to develop, Paul’s son Jake is now a healthy adult. A health-focused entrepreneur, Jake also works internationally as an ambassador and mentor for EGPAF — the foundation that his mother founded to increase awareness of AIDS, and fund research to find a cure to end it.
Paul Glaser claims to have had ‘many teachers’ who helped in coping with the tragic losses in this life.
He first started communicating his philosophy of life in a blog, and later through his unique, often deeply symbolic art and writing.
He once said that he had the choice to either become a bitter, old man or to open his heart to others and to his ability to love — he chose the second option.
With Chystallia, Paul Glaser has incorporated his philosophy into a work of fiction — a magical story about a 9 year-old boy and a 13 year-old girl who are at a cross-roads in their lives, and need to face and overcome their greatest fears.
Now being prepared for realization as an animated film, Chrystallia is a magical, dramatic and emotional story of love, hope and light — where you least expect to find it.
As Paul says:
“May you always find your way home”.
The Project
The Project
An emotionally resonant and deeply symbolic work of truly cinematic scope and ambition, Paul Glaser’s book Chrystallia is a truly unique work.
Recent advances in visual effects and virtual production finally enable the visuals required to bring the story, characters, and environments of Chrystallia to life.
The journey is about to begin.
An emotionally resonant and deeply symbolic work of truly cinematic scope and ambition, Paul Glaser’s book Chrystallia is a truly unique work.
Recent advances in visual effects and virtual production finally enable the visuals required to bring the story, characters, and environments of Chrystallia to life.
The journey is about to begin.
The Chrystallia Team
Paul M Glaser
The author of Chrystallia, Paul Michael Glaser is a director, stage and movie actor most well known for his role as Starsky in the TV series Starsky & Hutch.
He is an internationally renowned speaker, coach and artist, whose work is regularly featured at leading galleries in Europe and the United States.
Jake Glaser
Jake Glaser works internationally as an ambassador and mentor for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation – the organization that was funded by his mother to increase awareness of the disease, and to fund and spearhead research to find a cure to end it.
He is an entrepreneur focused on cutting-edge health food and autoimmune system boosting products.
Anders Hjemdahl
Anders Hjemdahl is a creative technologist/producer, developer and artist specializing in pushing the boundaries for innovative, cross-channel digital/interactive communications, services and products — leading partners, development and design teams in projects involving virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D visualization, web solutions, mobile apps, animation, and advanced video solutions.
Camilla Andersson
Camilla Andersson-Hjemdahl is a creative director, entrepreneur and strategic communications specialist, with a special focus on innovations in storytelling opportunities in emerging media. Awarded the Sir John Templeton Freedom Award for Excellence in International Public Relations, she has led projects for e.g. Stanford University, the National Wildlife Federation, Facebook, Universal, Virgin, Apple, Panasonic and Arup, as well as a wide range of government agencies, international non-profits and NGOs.