On March 23, the brand new HBO Max unique sequence Solely You: An Animated Shorts Assortment went to air that includes eight movies created by 12 underrepresented artists responding to the immediate “What’s a narrative solely you’ll be able to inform?”
The administrators all took half within the year-long HBO Max x Warner Bros. Discovery Entry Animated Shorts Program throughout which they got a manufacturing price range, coaching, and instruments to finish their unique five-to-seven-minute grownup animated brief.
Contributors had been paired with govt mentors from throughout WBD manufacturers together with HBO Max, Grownup Swim, Warner Animation Group and Rooster Enamel, and all movies had been overseen by Producer Amanda Miller (Christopher at Sea).
The creators additionally 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 Women), Ron Kurniawan (Puss in Boots) and Teddy Newton (The Incredibles).
Episodes/Creators:
Episode 1 – BURNING RUBBER by Chris Fequiere (he/him)
Episode 2 – WELCOME TO 8TH STREET by Yoo Lee (she/her) & Xin Li (she/her)
Episode 3 – KENT HAMMER by Dominick Inexperienced (he/him)
Episode 4 – YELLOWBIRD by Tsvetelina Zdraveva (she/her) & Jerred North (he/him)
Episode 5 – MONSTR by Tank Standing Buffalo (he/him) & Xstine Prepare dinner (she/her)
Episode 6 – AROON by Miriam Presas (she/her)
Episode 7 – KIMOTIWIN: THE ACT OF STEALING by Keara Lightning (she/her) & Caeleigh Lightning (she/they)
Episode 8 – LEECH by Aalaa Mohamed (she/her)
Suzanna Makkos, EVP, Authentic Programming, HBO Max & Grownup Swim: “The most effective elements about working in animation for 20 years is the sensation if you discover a actually unique creative voice, somebody who can inform a narrative with a visible type that’s wholly distinctive.
“I’m thrilled to say that the inaugural HBO Max X WBD Entry Animated Shorts Program has not solely yielded a powerful slate of content material however has set a excessive bar for the way we uncover and develop new voices in primetime animation.”
