Tag: USA

  • ‘In Jennifer’s Room’ by Ryan Gabrielson & Carrie Ching

    A whistle-blowing story, which lends itself to the animated documentary genre, mostly because of the ethical considerations in protecting peoples’ identity. The following synopsis is taken from the films entry on YouTube: “In August 2006, caregivers at the Sonoma Developmental Center found dark blue bruises shaped like handprints covering the breasts of a patient named…

  • Review of ‘Caldera’, by Evan Viera

    It is not often one comes across a CGI film with such a consistently rich sense of artistry. With his film ‘Caldera’, Evan Viera and a substantial team of supporting artists demonstrate a brilliant sense of composition, lighting design and mastery of the 3D medium. This animated short attempts to represent a series of visual…

  • ‘The Story of Cholera’ by Yoni Goodman and Global Health Media

    Animated public information film ‘The Story of Cholera’ explicitly depicts methods of transmission, prevention and treatment of the bacterial disease in a simple and informative manner. The commissioning body, Global Health Media, explains the film ‘follows evidence-based guidelines, has been field-tested, and reviewed for accuracy and content’. The entire sequence is strikingly utilitarian, breaking the…

  • Crowd funding ‘The Last 40 Miles’, a film by Alex Hannaford

    Although not claiming to be an animated documentary The Last 40 Miles, ‘a short animated film about life, death and compassion’, is based on a true story. The mixed media animation refers to the real life narrative of a death row inmate whom Alex Hannaford, writer and director, came across while working as a journalist…

  • ‘An Oversimplification of her Beauty’ by Terence Nance

    https://vimeo.com/13103023 ‘An Oversimplification of Her Beauty‘ By Terence Nance An autobiographical debut feature which documents the frustrations of creator Terence Nance’s ambiguous relationship. Live action is interspersed with a variety of animated sequences from a team of over fifteen animators including Nance (also the writer, director, producer and central protagonist). The film received enough attention…

  • ‘Oil’d’ by Chris Harmon

    In April 2010 a massive oil spill began in the Gulf. The entire country was glued to the news until the well was capped, and then we forgot about it.As the year anniversary was approaching I became curious, just how much oil was that exactly? Where would it have gone? What I found was shocking.…

  • ‘The Story of Stuff’ by Annie Leonard & Free Range Studios

    As much an internet phenomenon as a short film, Annie Leonard and Free Range Studios have created a website which is the centre point for an online campaign which asks us to question our relationship to stuff, and consider where stuff comes from and goes to. There are all sorts of resources on the website…

  • ‘Man on the Land’ by UPA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CBeeyYmULA Posted by oldclassiccartoons on Youtube, this is an information film from 1951 about the development of agriculture made by UPA for the American Petroleum Institute; so in fact, it’s really propaganda for doing your farming with oil-powered machines! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CBeeyYmULA

  • ‘John Ross: American’ by Worker Studio

    An animated documentary about all American War hero John Ross. This film has an interesting method of raising funds for its production, including creating characters to look like the Army Platoon ‘Misfits’ currently serving in Afghanistan. The Blog has trailers and concept art, as well as interviews with John Ross himself. http://johnrossamerican.com/

  • ‘Prayers for Peace’ by Dustin Grella

        We have previously posted about the Animadoc channel over on Vimeo, it’s curator Boaz Lederer has kindly given us permission to feature some of his collection here at animateddocumentary.com. We start with this short animation, a deeply moving story of family loss due to the Iraq War. Slate and pastel animation sensitively supports…