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Jordan Clarke Meets an AI who Wants to be Famous

Toronto director/animator Jordan Clarke closes out his “f*ckai?” series of short films with a five-minute opus that ramps up his process of hand-animating 3D to a story generated by OpenAI in response to his prompt. [Watch]

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Noah Harris Loses His Popping Mind for Pringles

Agile Films’ director Noak Harris and the crew at Halo Post in London pop open 20 seconds of silly for Pringles in this very 2022 seasonal merger of Christmas and soccer thru Grey London. [Watch]

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Tommy Lee x Smearballs “Bouncy Castle” feat. Brittany Furlan

Toronto director/animator Nick DenBoer (aka Smearballs), whose signature brand of CG chaos ranges from festival openings to deadmau5 videos, joins forces with heavy metal bad boy Tommy Lee for an exercise in looping mayhem. [Watch]

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Reunion Animates “The Transatlantic Slave Trade” for The Equal Justice Initiative

Creative director Chris Carboni and his crew at Reunion in Brooklyn partner with US non-profit The Equal Justice Initiative to animate six films about the history of slavery and racial injustice in America. [Watch]

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Theos “Worlds Apart” Explainer by Emily Downe

Director/animator Emily Downe in London: “Worlds Apart is a short animation that travels through a whirlwind of questions surrounding the science and religion debate.” [Watch]

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Johnny Kelly and Andy Gent Untangle “The Monster” for Back Market

Nexus director Johnny Kelly melds stop-motion, 2D/3D animation, and the talents of UK puppetmaster Andy Gent into a message advocating conscious consumption for renewed devices marketplace Back Market. [Watch]