An abstract ink painting from the short film Distance by Ordinary Folk, featuring a solid black silhouette of a person standing amidst scattered gray rectangles and textured brushstrokes. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Ordinary Folk Goes the “Distance” in Powerful New Short Film

Illuminating a small chapter of American History that is both heartbreaking and inspiring, Ordinary Folk’s latest passion project assembles 900 hand-painted frames into a moving tribute to an unlikely hero. [Watch]

Ordinary Folk Dreams of Brazil in New “Rio 40°” Short film

Lovely (and perfectly timed) new in-house work from the motion team at Ordinary Folk in Vancouver and Brazil-based designer/animator Paykhan, looking back at summer and it’s sunny vibes from a Rio de Janeiro perspective. [Watch]

Nightdrive Short Film by Ordinary Folk | STASH MAGAZINE

Ordinary Folk Invites You to Join Them for a “Nightdrive” in New Short Film

In their latest in-house motion project, CD Jorge R. Canedo E. and the team at Ordinary Folk in Vancouver slow things down for an emotional and expressionist look at the interaction of light, glass, water, and darkness. [Watch]

Ordinary Folk and Ambrose Yu Instrumental Visual Poem | STASH MAGAZINE

Exploring the Dance of Sound and Motion

CD Jorge Canedo Estrada and designer Avikali Lomavatu at Ordinary Folk in Vancouver team with composer Ambrose Yu for an experimental personal project they call “Instrumental Visual Poem” where the music drives the design and animation. [Watch]

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Ordinary Folk Mainframe motion design | STASH MAGAZINE

Ordinary Folk Rescues “Mainframe” Motion Project From the Bin of Destiny

It’s a tough fact of production life that some design jobs – usually ones you’ve invested with a lot of love – wither and die on the vine. The team at Ordinary Folk in Vancouver decided this was not one of those projects. [Watch]