Ground Zero: A 24 Hour Animated Movie Set in a world filled with contradiction and parody, Ground Zero stars Ratzo (the king of all rats) and features a colorful cast of characters who reflect and inform texts, sights and sounds all sequenced to the current time and conditions of the day. Characters Created by John Cabral Turbulence Related: New Media New Narrative Click To Launch Ground Zero Ground Zero is a 2001 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., dba Ether-Ore, for its Turbulence project. It was made possible with funding from The Greenwall Foundation.