The Scarecrow from Moonbot Studios tackles processed food
Like its lauded predecessor Back To The Start, Chipotle’s new ambitious short–The Scarecrow, out of CAA Marketing–features an ecological message, an accomplished vocalist’s cover of a well-known song (Fiona Apple crooning “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) and eloquent animation.
The latter is compliments of Moonbot Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana, winner of a Best Animated Short Film Oscar in 2012 for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Music supervision on The Scarecrow was handled by duotone audio group.
The Scarecrow pits crows against crows, except this time the latter are the scary ones. The robotic crows operate the Crow Foods factory which churns out processed foods. The factory’s workers are scarecrows who have lost their jobs on the farm. In the bleak factory, cows and chickens are pumped full of hormones. One scarecrow, though, ultimately breaks out and forms his own restaurant where he serves all natural food.
While several of the same dynamics in The Scarecrow carry over from Back To The Start, the major new wrinkle in this latest initiative is an interactive game designed to further engage audiences. Players can rescue animals and bring them to open pastures while also bringing wholesome foods to residents of a city called Plenty.
Here’s The Scarecrow short:
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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