Heckler Expands Asia-Pacific Presence with Shanghai Launch
October 29, 2025
Future Imperfect: Sava Živković Releases “NIMROD” Short Film
Sava Živković, the Belgrade-based director whose prodigious talents for apocalyptic world-building we’ve documented here, here, and here, just dropped the first chapter of a new dark and deadly vision, complete with a full BTS guided tour. [Watch]
Heckler Expands Asia-Pacific Presence with Shanghai Launch
From the release: Award-winning independent creative studio Heckler has officially opened its doors in Shanghai, marking an exciting expansion in the Asia-Pacific creative landscape. [Watch]
“Butterfly” Unfolds on Amazon With Main Titles by Sarofsky
ECD Erin Sarofsky reteams with showrunner Ken Woodruff (who she worked with on the NBC series The Enemy Within) to set a tone of tension and intrigue for the new spy thriller Butterfly, based on the graphic novel by Arash Amel. [Watch]
Tomorrow Bureau Supercharges the Renault R5 Turbo T3E
The crew at Tomorrow Bureau in London push past the idea of a director’s cut to create a self-initiated full extension of their commissioned launch film for the new Renault R5 Turbo 3E, an all-electric, high-performance mini super car. [Watch]
Daniel Kleinman & Nexus Studios “Play Dirty” With Shane Black and Amazon Prime
Rattling Stick director Daniel Kleinman and the motion crew at Nexus Studios tear into the printed quirks of mid-century crime paperbacks in these opening titles for Shane Black’s new action heist thriller Play Dirty on Amazon Prime. [Watch]
Watch the Trailer for Anna Ginsburg’s New Short Film “HAG”
Director Anna Ginsburg, whose wonderfully off-kilter work we track here, just released a dizzying trailer for her latest short film, a dark comedy about “breakups, impending doom, and the monstrous pressures of modern womanhood.” [Watch]
