London animator James Paulley and illustrator Katie Scott reteam to craft an exquisitely dense and detailed animated exploration of the life cycle of flowers to accompany an installation by Japanese artist Azuma Makoto. [Watch]
During his self-imposed time away from a new girlfriend, director Jake Wegesin found solace by pouring his emotions into “Next Flight Home,” a heart-warmer of a CG short he says “is about discovering the things that make life worth living.” [Watch]
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. [Watch]
From Giant Ant: “Up here in Canada, it was a pretty big deal that our one team, the Toronto Raptors, came out on top this year. We followed along and made some stuff to hype our boys. We like to think we helped just a little bit.”
Visual art and graphic design studio Fustic in Vietnam: “Bathrobe Kids Do Nothing But Dance’ is a short film depicting how we imagine our inner child expressing what it feels like to be a kid.” [Watch]
Director Gavin Kelly and the Piranha Bar crew in Dublin reimagine characters from Epic Games’ defunct multiplayer online battle game Paragon into a body switch mockumentary about gamers trapped as their alter egos in the real world. [Watch]
