An alternate opening sequence for The Mandalorian by Malec, Martial Coulon, Antoine Bertrand, KronoMuzik, and Kenny dozo – re-imagined in Anime style with all the frantic action and classic poses of the genre.
Plus Baby Yoda, naturally.
Category Archives: Animation
A creepy graduation short by Jennifer Alice Wright of Denmark’s Animation Workshop in which Ranger Megan Patel ventures into the deep woods on a mission to understand the mysterious circumstances surrounding her brother’s death.
Trapped on Earth by a bolt of lightning, a lost ghost is taken in and befriended by jovial maintenance worker Albert: another impressive graduation short from students of Gobelins, L’École de L’Image.
Previously: T’As Vendu Mes Rollers?
A colourful, trope-filled short by Dylan Chase in which five Jeebie Scouts attempting to outscare each other with ghost stories are interrupted by a knock at the door.
A little intense for tots but older kids (and you, you big kid) will love it.
Another elucidating short from German educational design studio Kurzgesagt. This time – vast interventions of the future that might save us from the mess we’ve made of the planet or, equally, doom us.
Previously: Doom And Ploom
An award-winning Royal College Of Art graduation short by Zohar Dvir about a young millennial and how her over-reliance on a magic 8-ball causes her to delve into her subconscious mind.
An impressive graduation short from six students of the French animation school Gobelins in which Lou goes looking for the precious rollerskates that his mother accidentally sold to a stranger at a swap meet. Of their innovative mix of styles, the team tells SOTW:
We are following Lou’s journey through his eyes and we wanted for the graphic approach to reflect that…The fact is that we mostly used graphic codes that belong to illustration and comics rather than cinema, so that each shot is a different concept that quickly translates the emotion of the scene. All of this allows us to be closer to Lou and to feel what he feels…
A pair of defiant motorbike couriers speed though a near-future world of self-driving vehicles and state surveillance in a light-on-narrative but darkly atmospheric proof of concept showcase for a larger project by Joe Sill and Matisse Tolin. Sill sez of if:
We’ve had the story outline and bible for a long-format version of this project for some time now, and early in the pandemic we dusted it off and began to wonder what a short film excerpt of it would look like…