Set within the fictional smart city of SimBeijing, the CGI animation follows a self-driving car as they discuss their troubles with their built-in therapy program called Guanyin. The video is made within the custom-made virtual world of SimBeijing: an intelligent replica of the Chinese capital built to test self-driving cars. In this fictional scenario, the smart city has turned into a ghost town. Accompanied by CGI drive-through renders of SimBeijing, the narrator of this video is the eponymous ‘Theta’, a self-driving police car who patrols the streets of an uninhabited cityscape. Over the course of their dialogue with Guanyin, Theta reveals the darker reasons behind why the city has been abandoned...
Continuing Lawrence Lek’s ongoing ‘Sinofuturist’ cinematic universe, in which he explores the psychological impact of technology on emerging forms of nonhuman life.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023 - Ammodo Tiger Short Competition
As Yuvel Noah stated in a ‘brief history of humankind’ ’ Unlike any other species on the planet, Human beings have created a whole system made up of just imaginary ideas.’ The question is have we used them wisely?
An immersive audio-driven film that asks you to listen. Why is it that BPoC communities in the UK do not feel like they belong in the outdoors?
The film is based on audio interviews taken from a group of BPoC women outdoor activists who are changing the story.
When a disabled, unemployed mechanic is prejudicially denied the chance of applying for a job he’s best fit for, we’re taken on a musical journey of 80's Disco & Ballroom, through his anger and frustration (alongside his disabled peers) calling for access and change.
For years now, Wayne, father of 12-year-old JayDee, has been into banger racing, a rough style of racing in self-built cars. Now that JayDee is nearly 13, his debut race is finally in view.
Architects gaze out across oceans. Away from the land, their intentions grow focused. In the flurry of debate, the cities of the future emerge. A hand-printed film.
Official Selection Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart 2023
Eileen is a caustic, unrepentant University drop-out whose dreams of a successful life in London have fallen by the wayside. Back at home with her mum, she makes ends meet by working as an unlicensed driver in her ex-boyfriend’s minicab.
Shane has exiled himself in Ballywalter following the break-up of his marriage, but now he’s trying to get his life back on track by enrolling in a stand-up comedy course.
When Shane calls a taxi to get him to his classes, Eileen answers and a surprising connection is made. As the two spend time together shuttling back and forth, a beautiful friendship develops, leading both of them to a moment of realisation. Shane reintegrates; Eileen makes peace with herself and who she really is. Finally, she can stop running and just drive.
Official Selection Belfast Film Festival 2022 - World premiere
On a prairie millions of miles from home, a grumpy space farmer is having trouble with one of her hive: a robot bee called Buzz that keeps going rogue.
Official Selection Stuttgart Animated Film Festival 2023 - Tricks for Kids Competition