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A Young Woman Breaks Free of Banality with “Bacchus”

Director Rikke Planeta and a team of her fellow 3rd year students at The Animation Workshop/VIA University College in Denmark capture a young woman’s brief but intense escape from the repetitive emptiness of her daily life. [Watch]

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Againstallodds Directs “A Giant Story” for Intuit

Business and financial software maker Intuit’s first Super Bowl spot was lifted from this four-minute feel-good opus directed by the masters of such things: Passion Animation directors againstallodds. [Watch]

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Jordan Bruner for the NY Times’ Conception Series

Jordan Bruner sets her chapter of the NY Times’ Conception series apart with a deep-toned and fractured treatment of an intimate four-minute story detailing “A Mother’s Decision to Live” despite her severe postpartum depression. [Watch]

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Mill+ Opens “Monster” for Norsk Rikskringkasting

Mill+ design director Adam Parry and The Mill crew orchestrate a swirling, aqueous title sequence for “Monster,” NRK’s seven-episode Nordic-noir mystery/drama/thriller recently acquired by Starz. [Watch]

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M.J. Cole “Pictures In My Head” by Nik Hill

UK motion designer Nik Hill, who’s developed on-screen graphics for feature like “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Blade Runner: 2049,” makes his directorial debut with a splash of 3D maximalism for DJ/producer MJ Cole. [Watch]

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The New York Times “Conception” by Hannah Jacobs

British director, animator, and illustrator Hannah Jacobs’ raw and hand-drawn animation style seems particularly appropriate for this heartfelt story of motherhood from the NY Times’ Conception series. [Watch]