Powered by the words and voice of poet/activist Warsan Shire and released for World Refugee Day 2019, “UGLY” combines the directing talents of Anna Ginsburg at Strange Beast with the illustrative talents of London painter Melissa Kitty Jarram.

From Strange Beast: “Each shot started with a beautiful original painting by Melissa, painstakingly recreated digitally, each frame taking up to an hour, to create a stunning, flowing animation that looks like no other.”
 

Production: Strange Beast
Director: Anna Ginsburg
Original art: Melissa Kitty Jarram
Poem/VO: Warsan Shire
Animator: Seterah Seto, Matt Lloyd, George Wheeler, Anita Gill
Music/sound: father