Eleven “Dirty Presidents” animated segments, created by the award winning agency Stun Creative and its motion graphics division Buster Design, will air during a special election night marathon of Discovery Channel’s DIRTY JOBS with Mike Rowe. The segments will air between 8-11 PM ET/PT, including a special 9PM episode in which Mike pays tribute to our dirtiest of past presidents. Stun Creative Co-Presidents Brad Roth and Mark Feldstein made the announcement.
Together with Discovery Channel, Stun Creative and Buster wrote and animated 11 short interstitial pieces that give surprising insight into the actual dirty jobs held by past presidents: James Garfield once worked as a janitor, Ulysses S. Grant as a tannery worker, and Abraham Lincoln as a butcher. Lyndon Johnson helped build some of the nation’s highways and Teddy Roosevelt herded cattle. To view a few of these humorous animated segments, please see:
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“When Discovery asked us to help with their ‘Dirty Presidents’ special, we jumped at the opportunity to show a different side to our country’s highest office,” said Feldstein. “With past presidents up to their eyeballs in dirt and poop, we’re helping to show that politics isn’t the only dirty job out there,” adds Roth.
Buster’s Executive Creative Director Jonas Morganstein adds, “The animation team dove into these interstitials with as much zeal and enthusiasm as a young Ulysses S. Grant tenderly rubbing dung and brains into fresh cow hide. These 11 interstitials rank among our most fun-to-make projects. It’s not every day that we get to animate Gerald Ford giving Richard Nixon a sweet soapy sponge bath.”
Buster is a division of the noted, LA-based advertising agency Stun Creative helmed by co-presidents Mark Feldstein and Brad Roth. Buster is a conceptual design studio specializing in original animated content for the advertising and broadcast industries.
Led by Executive Creative Director Jonas Morganstein, Buster provides its clients with a one-stop solution, by developing and delivering dynamic ideas driven by innovative imagery that always tells a story. Buster specializes in design and animation for TV commercials, TV show opens and network packages. For more info: www.busterdesign.tv.
Contact:For Stun/Buster: Dan Harary/Asbury PR 310/859-1831 Beverly Hills, CA
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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