Warner Bros. Discovery introduced immediately that the HBO Max x Warner Bros. Discovery Entry Animated Shorts Program will showcase the ultimate brief movies assortment completely on HBO Max on March 23. These eight brief movies had been created by 12 underrepresented artists, chosen final yr for a year-long program throughout which they got a manufacturing funds, coaching, and instruments to finish their authentic five-to-seven-minute grownup animated brief.
“It has been a pleasure to proceed our pipeline efforts by championing underrepresented voices and giving entry and publicity for these subsequent era of primetime animation storytellers,” stated Karen Horne, Senior Vice President, Variety, Fairness & Inclusion, North America, Warner Bros. Discovery. “We’re excited that this program culminates with the chance to showcase the artists’ distinctive visible artistry with HBO Max customers.”
Members had been paired with govt mentors from throughout WBD manufacturers together with HBO Max, Grownup Swim, Warner Animation Group and Rooster Tooth, and all movies had been overseen by established producer Amanda Miller (Christopher at Sea). As well as, creators participated in masterclasses from award-winning writers, producers and artists together with Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker (Harley Quinn), Erica Rivinoja (Clone Excessive), Dan Dominguez (Seis Manos, VP Powerhouse Animation), Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love), Noëlle Raffaele (DC Tremendous Hero Ladies), Ron Kurniawan (Puss in Boots) and Teddy Newton (The Incredibles).
“Top-of-the-line elements about working in animation for 20 years is the sensation while you discover a really authentic inventive voice, somebody who can inform a narrative with a visible fashion that’s wholly distinctive,” stated Suzanna Makkos, EVP, Unique Programming, HBO Max & Grownup Swim. “I’m thrilled to say that the inaugural HBO Max X WBD Entry Animated Shorts Program has not solely yielded a formidable slate of content material, however has set a excessive bar for a way we uncover and develop new voices in primetime animation.”
The animated brief movies will debut as episodes in a Max authentic collection titled: Solely You: An Animated Shorts Assortment on March 23.
Synopsis: What’s a narrative Solely You can inform? Impressed by this immediate, a various group of artists convey their private tales to life throughout a spectacular vary of animated types. From a high-stakes Wall Ball match in Coney Island, to a redemptive odyssey via the Pacific Northwest, to a psychological showdown with a health-conscious vampire, these tales cross a number of genres, together with horror, comedy, and fantasy. A visually exhilarating and emotion-fueled journey, this assortment of eight brief movies welcomes us into the hearts, minds, and communities of the following era of storytellers.
Episodes & Creators:
Episode 1 — Burning Rubber by Chris Fequiere (he/him)
Duane Ruiz is out of school and out of choices. Down on his luck, he has to decide on between tasks at work and residential or competing within the high-stakes Burning Rubber Wallball (a.ok.a.NYC handball) match.
Episode 2 — Welcome to eighth Avenue by Yoo Lee (she/her) & Xin Li (she/her)
When newcomers try to settle into their New Jersey neighborhood on eighth Avenue, some odd encounters make them query their determination to maneuver. Nevertheless, that modifications when a wild turkey exhibits up on their block.
Episode 3 — Kent Hammer by Dominick Inexperienced (he/him)
Kent Hammer, a assured and extremely profitable businessman with a loving household, slowly loses contact with actuality via a psychotic episode and descends into insanity. Kent befriends his briefcase because it talks to and guides him via his journey, however different workplace provides might not be as reliable or useful.
Episode 4 — Yellowbird by Tsvetelina Zdraveva (she/her) & Jerred North (he/him)
Whereas residing in New York, a younger immigrant receives tragic information from abroad, and should select between going residence or staying within the U.S. to keep up her authorized standing.
Episode 5 — Monstr by Tank Standing Buffalo (he/him) & Xstine Cook dinner (she/her)
How do you go on residing when all the pieces is taken from you within the blink of an eye fixed? A real story of a younger artist who confronts his interior demons whereas apprenticing with a northwest totem carver after the dying of his beloved.
Episode 6 — Aroon by Miriam Presas (she/her)
A deluded hero has trapped himself inside a storybook legend the place he all the time saves the day. After a harrowing expertise, the hero begins to query his morality, his function, and what makes his life value residing.
Episode 7 — Kimotiwin: The Act of Stealing by Keara Lightning (she/her) & Caeleigh Lightning (she/they)
To steal again a flower that’s particular to her lover, Tiska embarks on a harmful journey throughout an overgrown panorama, combating demons in a post-apocalyptic metropolis.
Episode 8 — Leech by Aalaa Mohamed (she/her)
A vampire obsessive about the standard of the blood they devour poses as a well being coach to make sure they will management their shoppers’ existence. That is the story of Minna, one sufferer who makes an attempt to interrupt free.
