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Cartoon Brew Pick

Cartoon Brew Pick

Adventurous, innovative, and thought-provoking animation projects from around the world.

'Mi' Masayoshi Nakamura 'Mi' Masayoshi Nakamura

Experience The Unpredictability Of Parenting In Masayoshi Nakamura’s Bittersweet Sci-Fi Short ‘Mi’

Nakamura worked with composer Zak Engel to create this story of a father watching his son grow into a life of his own.

By Jamie Lang | 1 week ago

Still Life Still Life

‘Still Life,’ An Enchanting Experiment In Replacement Animation By Conner Griffith

Filmmaker Conner Griffith used 1,400 images taken from 19th-century engravings to construct his latest short.

By Jamie Lang | 3 weeks ago

'AI Art – Automation. A Working Artist’s Take,' Zee Bashew

Zee Bashew’s Bittersweet Ode To ‘The Last Generation Of Working Artists’

“I hope that we as a society find a way to incentivize people to learn real processes still,” Bashew says in his film “AI Art – Automation. A Working Artist’s Take.”

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Donks by Felix Colvgrave

Felix Colgrave’s ‘Donks’ Offers A Sly Commentary On Ocean Plastics

Colgrave’s latest film is a spectacle of delights for both the eyes and ears.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Drone

A Malfunctioning UAV Becomes A Viral Sensation In Sean Buckelew’s ‘Drone’

A malfunction sends a military drone on a live-streamed journey of self-discovery, creating a short-lived viral superstar.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Mano

Two Brothers Against The World In Toke Madsen’s Bittersweet Student Film ‘Mano’

The film, made at Denmarks’s Animation Workshop, debuted online today.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Ghost Dogs

Joe Cappa’s ‘Ghost Dogs’ Probably Aren’t Anybody’s Best Friend, But You Should Watch This Short Anyway

Things go from bad to worse in this haunted house tale about the spirits of departed dogs and a naive yellow puppy.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Shitty City 4

Two Boys Grow Agitated With Their Video Game In Aggelos Papantoniou’s Amusing Short ‘Shitty City 4’

The short was produced by Melbourne, Australia-based Gibbon Animation.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Homeless Home

Witches, Goblins, And An Ogre Deal With Substance Abuse, Depression, And Domestic Violence In Alberto Vázquez’s ‘Homeless Home’

The 2020 Annecy jury award-winning short about a soldier’s return to an isolated and depopulated village is now free to stream online.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

Pests

Bring The Bug Spray And Check Out Juliette Laboria’s Student Short ‘Pests’

A would-be idyllic picnic turns violent as bees and hungry children go to war in Laboria’s student film.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

'Hand,' Tsz-wing Ho

Tsz-wing Ho’s Student Short ‘Hand’ Is A Gripping Musical Trip

After screening at dozens of festivals, ‘Hand’ is now available to stream.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

World of Tomorrow

Don Hertzfeldt’s Oscar-Nominated ‘World Of Tomorrow’ Is Now Available On Youtube

‘World of Tomorrow’ won dozens of awards during its festival run before being nominated for the best animated short Oscar in 2016.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Glimpses by Emanuele Kabu

‘Glimpses’ Is An Abstract Postcard Of Places Both Real And Imagined

Emanuele Kabu’s new short is made digitally on paper. We asked him how that’s possible.

By Amid Amidi | 6 months ago

Au revoir Jérôme!

A Journey Through Paradise Ends In Disappointment In ‘Au Revoir Jérôme!’

In this Gobelins-produced student short, we learn that in the afterlife some take the vow ‘Til death do us part’ more seriously than others.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Regular

Anthropomorphized Fonts Grow A Garden In Nata Metlukh’s ‘Regular’

Our Cartoon Brew Pick of the Day is Nata Metlukh’s self-produced Regular, a film about fonts with almost no text.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Samurai Frog Golf

A Relaxing Day On The Links Turns Deadly In ‘Samurai Frog Golf’

A retired samurai frog faces a deadly back nine in this calming round of golf turned violent.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Valley Girl

40 Years After Its Release, Frank Zappa’s ‘Valley Girl’ Gets A ‘Totally Bitchin’ Animated Video

Celebrating 40 years after the SoCal anthem hit the top 40, Frank and Moon Unit Zappa’s ‘Valley Girl’ finally has a music video.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Barking Orders

Succession Takes A Tyrannical Turn In Alexander Tullo’s ‘Barking Orders’

As parts of the world mourn the loss of queen Elizabeth, Tullo’s short wonders what would happen if her Corgi were next in line to the crown.

By Jamie Lang | 7 months ago

Salmon Men

YK Animation’s ‘Salmon Men’ Offers A New Spin On Fish Reproduction

Anthropomorphized male salmon race upstream towards a group of seductive would-be fish mothers in the award-winning Swiss short.

By Jamie Lang | 7 months ago

A Hard Fork For Humanity

Elon Musk Is In The Soup In Umami’s ‘A Hard Fork for Humanity’

The latest from ‘Interace’ filmmaker Justin Tomchuck is a surreal look into the near-future.

By Jamie Lang | 7 months ago

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