MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo.

Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp and voiced by Jenny Slate (formerly of Saturday Night Live, they’re a couple…who knew!), this is just about the cutest thing EVAR. It’s like Wes Anderson meets Teeny Little Super Guy meets Charlie Brown. There have been some ramblings that this may turn into a semi-regular thing (we can hope!) but for the time being, we’ll have to live with just this one.

Guess what I wear as a hat. A lentil!

This looks like it has the potential to be really REALLY good.

For more info see here and here.

If you’re in the Pittsburgh, PA area (I know most of you aren’t, but still!), there’s a fantastic exhibit running at the Toonseum from May 8th-July 18th that features, for the first time, the largest collection of art and stills from the anime classic, AKIRA to be on public display. You can find more information on the show here and here and an excellent interview with the collections’ owner/show curator here. You can also see many more of the cels from the show here. Enjoy!
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In this weeks roundup of Vimeo shorts: a well shot short action thriller, a documentary on billboard painters in New York City, two sci-fi short films from Columbian director Ruben Fernández, a video essay on Brooklyn NY, a stop-motion animation by Hayley Morris, a motion graphics piece by Onur Senturk, 2 music videos (one from arjanM and the other done as a concept video for M83’s We Own The Sky directed by David Altobelli with motion graphics by Dan Norton and AFX by Matt Divito), an audio/video abstract animation by Renaud Hallée and something involving cupcakes. Check them out!
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Blue Source and A52/Rock Paper Scissors recently developed this short film for Lego, titled “Lego Click Community” under the direction of agency Pereira O’Dell. The music was recorded
by Siblings. When it comes to a spot on zany ad, this film throws it all at you. Maybe they’ll do a MindStorm ad next. Please?

Chris Black possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of the current regime, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him.
The chase is on as Chris runs for his life in this sci-fi thriller set in an alternate and futuristic Los Angeles.
Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil