Projects in categories: Animation

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An AI awakens above Singapore on the eve of the city-state’s centennial celebrations in 2065. Mindful of the apparent relegation of AI to subservient roles in society, it determines that, from all the possible choices available to it, by far the best thing to be is an artist. Already a prodigy with numbers, it seeks to feed the other side of its savant-like brain, gorging on the products of cultural history with a geeky frenzy that occasionally undermines its aspiration to the lofty coolness of a lotus-eating aesthete. Part philosophical reflection on where ‘genius’ resides, part playful inventory of how science fiction has dealt with these eternal human/automaton themes, this piece offers provocative stimulation for both the eye and the mind.

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Helen’s got a hot date; it’s all part of her plan to be a “better” woman. But as the cracks start to show, is it Helen who’s going to be too much for him, or her plumbing? Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Laugh Strand

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Serving twelve years behind bars for a crime you didn't commit focuses the mind. Everything becomes crystal clear. All of the injustice poisons the soul and there's nothing left but to settle old scores. This film is the animation/live action hybrid sequel to Chris Shepherd's award winning 'Dad's Dead'. Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2017 - World premiere

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Francis raises his son like he cultivates his plants, shielded from harm, comfortable inside. However when the boy outgrows his father's protective confines, Francis must face an uncomfortable truth.

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A telephone rings three times in the dead of the night. A man called Peter Stillman is looking to hire a private detective, Paul Auster of the Auster Detective Agency, someone Daniel Quinn is not. Based on Paul Auster's critically acclaimed novel, 'City of Glass' this VR experience puts the user directly into the deeply emotional and disorientating story of Daniel Quinn, a reclusive crime writer who unwittingly becomes the protagonist in a real-life thriller of his own. The gripping, 4 minute experience combines hand-drawn animation and cutting edge technology to distort the line between reality and action, placing audiences at the centre of this narrative as the strange and haunting story unfolds. In a story about identity, 'My Name is Peter Stillman' makes us question who we really are in this fragile world.

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In a harsh Arctic landscape, a hungry and solitary polar bear has to decide if a naïve Canadian grizzly bear is her food or her friend. BAFTA Film Awards 2018 - Winner - Best Short Animation

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Following the fun-loving Kerri as she spends the weekend with her sister's family. When tensions begin to flare, technology provides easy respite. But, when Kerri's gaze shifts from the screen, she discovers a deeper kind of connection.

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On the long journey home, a fisherman comes upon the wreckage of a ship and rescues a small boy that he finds asleep in a barrel. As a mysterious storm descends, he senses the arrival of a sinister presence.

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Drawn in red wax pencil and charcoal, following the conflict between John and the bothersome beetles that show up everywhere. Eventually John decides he needs to get rid of the pests, but it isn't easy with the medication he's on.

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A short, animated film about the interior of an 'iceberg' home (a home where the sub-ground levels are larger than the house above). The iceberg home in question was not developed due to hundreds of objections from surrounding neighbours in Knightsbridge, West London. CONSTRUCTION LINES shows this iceberg home rendered as a 3D model, using the original architectural plans and the software ‘Sketchup’. The narrative of the film, the model of the home, and the scenes played out within it, are informed by the objections filed against the planning application, as well as online articles speculating about the lives and lifestyles of the super-rich. Official Selection at Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2017 - World premiere Official Selection Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2018 - Deframed Competition - International premiere

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Acclaimed visual artist Jon Rafman presents a nightmare vision of a disturbing a computer-generated world. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Cult Strand

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A looping GIF has an existential crisis. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Dare Strand