Director/animator Anna Ginsburg in London: “I recorded a woman singing ‘Just the Two of Us’ on the bus a couple of months ago. She sang it non-stop for 30 mins and I entered a dreamy trance.” [Watch]
The second in a series of four films coming from Japanese flower artist Azuma Makoto, “Story of Flowers 2” finds illustrator Katie Scott and animator James Paulley continuing the detailed execution and calm pacing they introduced in the first film. [Watch]
Prepare to follow Shanghai director/motion artist Axl Le and London audio house Box of Toys into a dark and disorienting CG fever-dream set in a lurid near-future Hong Kong and focused on an enigmatic character named Vincent. [Watch]
Former Animade director/designer Russ Etheridge teams with writer/producer (and wife) Ayndrilla Singharay for a whimsical look at obsessive love, facing your fears, and how unlikely relationships can save us in times of disaster. [Watch]
Mike Russo, 2D motion designer at Block & Tackle in Brooklyn: “Upsides is an ongoing collaborative animation project by Garret Beard and I currently focused on the silver linings of the COVID 19 Pandemic. [Watch]
Director/animator and loop master Eran Mendel in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel: “Thanks to Covid19 I had some free time to create this short, based roughly on my own experience. Working from home has its own challenges, though I did have fun with my wife and baby girl (less fun with the dishes and plants). [Watch]
