In his series of shorts for Cake on FXX, California artist/director Joseph Bennett explores characters from America’s underclass in painstaking (and often painful) detail. Case in point: Jay, certified narcissist/vacuum sales wizard. [Watch]
Artist/Designer Anxo Vizcaíno in Lugo, Spain: “Clarus (latin for light, clear), Via (latin for way, path) is a short story about light, an exploration of its behaviors and its capacity to create space and time. It’s also about being born, exploring, understanding, and finding. [Watch]
Yes, 2020 feels like a write-off in many ways but Stash 144 proves the planet’s designers, animators, and VFX artists faced the storm with unwavering resolve and new levels of innovation. [Watch]
Here’s a feel-good film to break up the flow of holiday ads: The graduation work of five students at Georges Méliès School in Paris, “Last Round” is a beautifully crafted (and multi-award-winning) look at siblings and self-sacrifice. [Watch]
DeeKay Kwon, a South Korean designer/animator/director living in New York, doubles down on his wish to “make others happy through my animation” with this new short film, a smile-packed look at a day in the life of an animator. [Watch]
After releasing two standout personal films (“Vincent” and “The Journey”) in early 2020, Shanghai director and motion artist Axl Le looks to close out the year with a mind-bending and meditative CG opus called “The Funeral”. [Watch]
