Passion Animation directors Mark Waring and Anna Mantzaris collaborate on a warm and fuzzy hand-crafted stop motion short for Honest Tea “encouraging people to look at the impact of the decisions we make every day.” [Watch]
Combining forces for a prequel to the 2017 historical epic “The Unconquered,” Polish studios Tengent and Juice employ a dramatic game-cinematic aesthetic to recount a rousing chapter in their country’s evolution. [Watch]
From director Elyse Kelly: “This is the second episode of The Speech Wars, a series for The Atlantic about today’s technology and its impact on freedom of expression.
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From Awesome Inc: “In this ID for Final Space, we follow Mooncake as a pinball on the playfield, ricocheting from bumper to bumper setting off bells and lights. [Watch]
Lenivko Kvadratjić (aka Lazy Square) built a cult following with his neo-dystopian animated shorts about Russian life but his latest, an art-film interpretation of The Simpsons’ opening, should find him a wider audience (and under increased surveillance). [Watch]
From Reveal, a journalism-focused US nonprofit: “More than 2,600 kids were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” family separation policy. [Watch]
