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When a kid starts spending time in the real world, it’s up to his smartphone to bring his attention back to where it belongs.
Director: Tobias Schlage, Brent Forrest
Producers: Tobias Schlage, Brent Forrest
Animation, Japan, 2019
02:00 min | trailer
Forrest / Schlage is an award winning director duo in Tokyo. They specialize in vibrant cartoony
animation content, combining the lighting and fluidity of 3D animation with the design appeal of
hand drawn.
Brent Forrest
Born in Montreal, Brent Forrest started his animation career at Red Rover studios in Toronto as a
co-op student in 1999. There he learned the craft of animation from some of Canada’s finest
draftsmen. He has won awards for both his animation and special effects work including a Gemini
nomination for title design. Today he works as a Technical Director in one of Tokyo’s top animation
studios.
Tobias Schlage
Born in Hamburg, Germany. In his years as a character animator and 3D generalist he worked in all
areas of production creating extravagant visuals for film and television. Moved to Japan in 2015, to
explore a new film making landscape, Tobi combined both German and Japanese film making
techniques to create a unique style of grounded, emotional storytelling.
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