What’s a story? ONLY YOU can tell? Inspired by this prompt, a diverse group of artists bring their personal stories to life across a spectacular range of animated styles and genres, including horror, comedy and fantasy. A visually exhilarating and emotion-fuelled journey, this collection of films welcomes us into the hearts, minds and communities of the next generation of storytellers. These eight shorts were produced as part of the ground-breaking inaugural HBO Max X WBD Access Animated Shorts Program, which seeks to champion under-represented artists in primetime animation.
Burning RubberDirector: Christopher Fequiere / USA / 2023 / 7:07 min
Welcome to 8th StreetDirector: Yoo Lee / USA / 2-11 / 7:03 min / Screenplay: Yoo Lee / World Sales: Warner
KENT HAMMERDirector: Dominick Green / USA / 2023 / 7:27 min
YellowbirdDirector: Jerred North, Tsvetelina Zdraveva / USA / 2023 / 6:20 min
MONSTRDirector: Tank Standing Buffalo / Canada / 3-01 / 6:09 min / Screenplay: Tank Standing Buffalo, Xstine Cook / World Sales: CAOS
AroonDirector: Miriam Presas / USA / 2023 / 6:01 min
Kimotiwin: The Act of StealingDirector: Caeleigh Lightning, Keara Lightning / Canada, USA / 3-01 / 5:30 min / Screenplay: Keara Lightning / World Sales: Warner
LEECHDirector: Aalaa “Ella” Mohamed / Hungary, USA / 3-03 / 6:43 min / Screenplay: Aalaa “Ella” Mohamed / World Sales: N/A N/A