Shanghai motion director/concept artist Leon Liang indulges his love of building out sci-fi worlds in this vision, created for Pause Originals, of a future where orbiting solar stations have solved the energy question. [Watch]
Stockholm digital artist Erik Wernquist continues to mine his fascination with all things space-related in his newest short film, a finely detailed and thoughtfully lit peek inside a planetary orbiter built for leisure travel. [Watch]
Eddy director Lucas Durkheim indulges his obsession with action movies in this short, intense, and comedic glimpse into the work and family life of Coco, a rogue hit woman who finds plenty of satisfaction in her job. [Watch]
Inspired by the upcoming birth of his son, director/CG artist Nejc Polovsak (aka Twistedpoly) crafts an intricate, organic, and very personal film about the start of life which premiered at Burning Man 2023. [Watch]
Director Julian Chen and the team at Taiwan design and motion studio MixCode take a lighter approach to the theme of a sustainable and hopeful future by casting an irrepressible robot and sidekick drone in their new Pause Originals short. [Watch]
Try Hard, the first animated short film from the 2023 graduating class of Gobelins Paris premiered this morning with a passionate and ultimately emotional examination of what we are willing to sacrifice for ambition. [Watch]
