Throughout our lives, we often inspire undue stress and anxiety by viewing our existence with a “dualistic mind.” We create a world of private duality, a world that is limited to fixed or black and white thinking. We do this because it gives us a (false) sense of security and control over life’s uncertainties. The dualistic mind tricks us into thinking we have this “life” thing figured out, and we don’t have to struggle and search anymore.
Music by Wesley Slover

A Scene's of Crime Officer is Plagued by memories of her day job. Two environments mesh together as she struggles to separate work and home life.

Made with the ICA and Kingston University through the Stop Play record Scheme for 16-24 year olds for Channel 4's Random Acts.
stopplayrecord.ica.org.uk/
randomacts.channel4.com/

With additional animation by Diana Gradinaru.

Featured on Directors Notes here:
directorsnotes.com/2016/07/19/s-o-c-o-marcus-armitage/

"Staff Pick Premiere: or that time I went on a date with an alien" read the Vimeo Q&A with director Zachary Zezima: vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-or-that-time-i-went-on-a-date

Everyone is an alien at first.

Based on a true story thanks to Sara Griffin. Voices by Tim Brown and Angela Stempel. Sound and music by Devin Anderson Wiley. Sound mix by Aidan Reynolds. Additional animations by Ana Mouyis and Tim Brown.

2018 FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Ars Electronica Animation Festival, Linz, Austria
FILE Anima, Sao Paolo, Brazil

2017 FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
Florida Film Festival, Winter Park, FL
Flatpack Film Festival, Birmingham, UK
RAW Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Montclair Film Festival, Montclair, NJ
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, Mammoth Lakes, CA
Pictoplasma, Berlin, Germany
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France
Maryland Film Festival, Baltimore, MD
LA Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Animafest Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Animatricks, Helsinki, Finland
Fest Anca, Zilina, Slovakia
Palm Springs International ShortsFest, Palm Springs, CA
FILE Anima, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Maui Film Festival, Wailea, HI
Lago Film Fest, Revine Lago, Italy
Anibar Animation Festival, Peja, Kosovo (Special Mention Award)
San Diego Underground Film Festival, San Diego, CA

2016 FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Animation Block Party, Brooklyn, NY
Ottawa International Animation Festival (Salon des Refuses), Ottawa, Canada
Raindance Film Festival, London, UK
Krok Animation Festival, Moscow, Russia
CutOut Fest, Queretaro, Mexico
London International Animation Festival, London, UK
Animated Dreams, Tallinn, Estonia

A series of serendipitous events lead to an unlikely encounter and the fulfilling of an old man’s last earthly desire.

Directed and animated by Luke Saunders

Music score by Luke Saunders
Sound Design by Ed Crocker
Score mixed by Richie Buxton

Special Thanks to Pixel, Nessa Edwards, Karen Luk, Kane Jorgenson, Jordan Lim, Disasterpeace

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
Joseph Bennett
Charles Huettner

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Matt Harrigan
Dave Newberg

ANIMATION
Joseph Bennett
Charles Huettner
Caleb Wood
Nelson Boles
Jonathan Djob Nkondo
Sean Buckelew

BACKGROUND ART
Charles Huettner
Joseph Bennett

SOUND DESIGN
Mike Jansson

MUSIC
Joe Wong
Didier Leplae