Animate Projects

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    Documentary Mishal Mahmud

    Breach of Trust

    In 2018 details came to light that Dr. George Tyndall, the gynecologist at the USC student health center, had been engaging in sexual assault for decades. With hundreds of accusations, how had he escaped punishment? A story of abuse and institutional enablement told from the point of view of the women advocating for change.

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    Documentary Cassandra Evanisko

    Send Me Home

    Before a witness recantation led to his immediate exoneration and release, Rickey Jackson spent four decades in prison for a murder he did not commit. A 360° portrait of one of the longest-serving exonerees in U.S.history in his surreal, new life post prison. (360/VR film, player opens in a new window. Watch on Desktop, or in the Vimeo app on Mobile)

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    Sci‑Fi Ash Thorp & Anthony Scott Burns

    Lost Boy

    An ambitious sci-fi concept heavily influenced by American action classics and Japanese samurai films, celebrated filmmakers Ash Thorp and Anthony Scott Burns team up with PostPanic (Sundays) for a dazzling new project.

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    Drama Asher Jelinsky

    Miller & Son

    WINNER OF A 2019 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD: A transwoman mechanic lives between running her family’s auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the balance of her compartmentalized life.

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    Adventure Michael Lukk Litwak

    The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger

    Dinosaurs have invaded Earth but neither Tommy nor Stacey care anymore, now that they’ve met each other. They escape the war, but whether they dive to the bottom of the ocean or fly to Outer Space, conflict always seems to find a way into their lives.

  • Oscar Films

    Oscar Short Films 2022: A Voter's Guide

    With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.

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    Comedy Taika Waititi

    Two Cars, One Night

    Sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub.

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    Dark Comedy Matt Kazman

    Father Figurine

    When the wealthy patriarch of a family dies, his bereaved family discover an unusual request in his will—he demands to be stuffed and kept on constant display in their home.

  • News

    Animator Eran Hilleli's Looom App Wins the Apple Design Award

    Short of the Week alum, Eran Hilleli (Between Bears), has turned his 3D animation skills toward the world of software and built an app called Looom to unlock a friendlier and more free-form way to learn animation. It was impressive enough to nab a coveted Apple Design Award today bestowed upon the year's best-designed apps.

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    Drama Charles Wahl

    Little Grey Bubbles

    Kim and Marlon were best friends, despite the fact that they had never met IRL. Before Marlon died, he sent Kim a message saying he had something important to tell her. To find out what it was, and get a deeper sense of her friend, she travels to his funeral.

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