This documentary short delves into VFX house Rhythm & Hues shortly after its first round of layoffs and Chapter 11 bankruptcy declaration. (Following its bankruptcy declaration, Rhythm & Hues was acquired in March 2013 by a company with ties to VFX/animation house Prana Studios, which has offices in L.A. and a subsidiary in Mumbai, India.)
The film explores the factors that are putting the VFX industry in peril, and the impact of hard times on artists and their families. Rhythm & Hues' founders also share their takes on what went wrong and why.
"Life After Pi" was directed by Scott Leberecht, who is still an art director at Rhythm & Hues. The film was produced by Christina Lee Storm, who at the time was manager of digital production at Rhythm & Hues (she is now at Act One).
