An award winning short by Robert Grieves in which the idyllic world of two artisan stallholders is shattered by a devious fast-food vendor, bringing a ferocious turf war life changing events and a delicious discovery.
Category Archives: Animation
Well that depends. With customary animated aplomb, German educational design studio Kurzgesagt sez:
The observable universe is a big place that has been around for more than 13 billion years. Up to two trillion galaxies made up of something like 20,000 billion billion stars surround our home galaxy. In the milky way alone scientists assume there are some 40 billion earth like planets in the habitable zone of their stars. When we look at these numbers it is hard to imagine that there is nobody else out there.
Previously: Bright Sparks
A thrilling tale of epic mundanity: song by Elliot Mason (from his album ‘Life Is Like A Movie’), animation by Justin Mason.
A short by Brazilian animator Chico Jofilsan exploring the myriad of choices presented on the creative journey to find the ‘perfect’ idea.
A compelling, multi award-winning piece of storytelling by London-based animator Jake Nelson. To wit:
A privileged young man falls in love with a wealthy woman and together they lead reckless lives of opulence in New York City. That is, until he finds something better…
A moving short by Alex Widdowson using a range of animation styles to tell an unflinching story of what life is like for someone with a profound learning disability: in this case, his brother, Jamie – born with Down Syndrome and a passion for music and clowns.
Enjoy a breath of fresh air – witty and utterly devoid of self pity.
An impressive short by UK based art and design studio Universal Everything in which a walking figure is observed evolving a variety of full coverage suits.
Full screen and headphones recommended. It’s quite mesmeric.
Digital animations interpreting the trills, squads and coos of birds recorded during a visit to the Amazonian jungle by Austalian artist Andy Thomas, who tells Colossal:
I am fascinated with the idea of generating digital art that references the beauty and complexity of nature. I hope this piece will encourage people to research the many amazing varieties of birds that call the Amazon home, and remind us of how fragile and important this place is to us all.
Previously by Andy Thomas: Eye Candy: Synthetic Nature
A short by Nelly Michenaud featuring the life and death of the virus Covidou, as imagined, written and narrated by her 10 year old niece, Molly Durey.
