Canadian illustrator/animator Charlie Gagne (aka Dinos&Teacups) gathers 10 other vegan designers for a collaborative exploration of the personal moments that lead each of them to start living without animal exploitation.

Charlie Gagne: “The idea for this project came to me after talking with another vegan motion designer, Ana Catita, and kicked off with our first group call on the 1st of December, 2023. The idea was to share the final film in January as a lot of people are doing Veganuary and therefore might connect with our stories. This was an incredibly tight deadline.
 

“Hopefully people can watch this short film and connect with the reasons that made us align our actions with our values, and be inspired to do the same.”

 
“Everyone was motivated and excited however, and we managed to create our own animated stories between family time and client work, with ongoing support and feedback from the rest of the group happening on Discord.

“Editing the stories together in a way that would create a story arc was another challenge, but our composer, Alan Hankers, did a mind-blowing job of bringing them all together. Hopefully people can watch this short film and connect with the reasons that made us align our actions with our values, and be inspired to do the same.”
 
 

 
Director/animator (in order of appearance): Catita, Dinos&Teacups, Thomas Van de Heuvel, Romane Jubert, Roger van der Merwe, Luiza Bonetti, Lucas Barbosa, Maria Iancu, Aleja Guzman, Alexandra Danila

Music/sound design: Alan Hankers