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lucky for a dream in pink and green where the ink bleeds and the sky shimmers.

a hand-made animation comprised of over 2000 paintings. no ai. 

layla is a young girl with an ultra rare condition that can be fatal. she's brave in a way i'd never seen up close. her story was fuel to make a short film in a medium i'd never explored before, in a process that would last for many months.

thankful to have met the amazing @smykenator who made it all possible (go seek out her short film homebird!), which led us to @natcet & @komation17 who lent the film their immense talents. indebted to the supreme @zupryknatalia for such a precious piece of music, long term collaborator @sammasonsounddesign for making it all hum, @louisekimsalter and @dewifonevans who were part of the initial interview which gave birth to it all, my neighbours andrew and izzy for letting us base the animation off of them. im hugely thankful to @cleverpeeps and @simone_irons_brown for their trust and support throughout, and finally, thanks to layla for inspiring us all.

if you're interested in reading about how and why we made it feel free to check out my website which has links to articles about it all.

Writer and Director - ✌
Animation Director - @smykenator
Animators & Painters - @natcet & @komation17
Score - @zupryknatalia
Sound Design - @sammasonsounddesign
Interviewer - @louisekimsalter
Dialogue Recordist - @dewifonevans
Producer, Editor & Colourist - ✌
Production Company - healthy films & @phosphorhouse

Lil football celebration for a short film directed by @andrewpearsonwright ✌️ more sequences coming soon - but slowly coz of all those stripey shirts 😅
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#art #drawing #artistsoninstagram #animation #artoftheday #illustration #artist #traditionalart #digitalart #artwork #footballtime #footballgames #football #roto #pencil

Past few days and the next weeks in here 🧡
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#animation #handdrawn #art #artistsoninstagram #drawing #artoftheday #illustration #artist #traditionalart #artwork #film #bw #2d #2danimation #pencil

THE MASTERPIECE OF TAMAGATA (extract)
A secret child, a powerful adversary & a boundless painted world
UK | 36 mins | 2027 (in production)

Since 2019, we have been working with artist @ilonasuschitzky to develop an extraordinary short story into a hand-painted animation: The Masterpiece of Tamagata.

Desperate to save their childless marriage, a master painter and his wife retreat into an imagined world, painting the daughter they cannot have. With each brushstroke, the line between fantasy and reality blurs, until a dangerous confrontation with the Shogun threatens to tear it all apart.

The project has become an experimental testing ground, rooted in traditional ink painting and frame-by-frame animation, expanding into blockchain and AI. As we enter 2026 and develop more of the film, we have some exciting partnerships to announce.

🎬 Directed by @leocrane77 @ilonasuschitzky
🖌 Lead artists & animators: @leocrane77 @ilonasuschitzky @natcet
✒️ Script by @fromtheliferoom after a short story by Betty Misheiker
🎵 Original music by @@anna.r.ice
⭐️ Shikishi performed by @natsumi_kuroda
⭐️ Tamagata performed by @heki_blue
⭐️ Emissary performed by @yuyayuya.yay
😎 Executive Producer: Celia Atkin
📽 Produced by @figurationco @pckdlnch
🙏 With support from @aceagrams
🏠 Made at @coopersyardstudios
🔗 Full cast, crew & credits: www.figuration.co/tamagata

Follow @figurationco for news
#tamagata

☘️ Had a little adventure this year with one of my favourite animation festivals @liafanimation as a Jury for the International Competition alongside @marioradev_ and @fonicpost ! 🌿

Really grateful to @nagvlad for this opportunity and congrats to the winners again! x

☘️ Had a little adventure this year with one of my favourite animation festivals @liafanimation as a Jury for the International Competition alongside @marioradev_ and @fonicpost ! 🌿

Really grateful to @nagvlad for this opportunity and congrats to the winners again! x

🐅 🌱 A little bts compilation of the latest work for @world_wildlife as a collaboration with @blublustudios and @anita_trzyna & @skrzypczykj 💕🌟 long live hand drawn animation 🥳
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#animation #traditonal #traditionalart #bts #handdrawn #colorful #colorpencil #wwf #animalsofinstagram #animalart #art #artist #artoftheday #film #drawing @fabercastellglobal @prismacolor @carandache

🌿 It was such an honour earlier this year to direct and animate on paper the new animated poem for the WWF @world_wildlife with the dream team @blublustudios and @skrzypczykj and @anita_trzyna and also so grateful to @mearawithe for saving me with some colouring <3 🐅 also thank you @kubalibre_pianofor such gorgeous sound! 🌟

Always a pleasure to with coloured pencils from @prismacolor @fabercastellglobaland @carandache 💕

We will be releasing some bts soon!

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#animation #traditional #traditionalart #film #drawing #coldplay #bts #instaart #art #film #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday #illustration

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks
Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions
Producer: Mikolaj Blonski
Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk
Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka
Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)
Distribution Specialist: Anna Waszczuk
Ithra Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad
Majed Z. Samman
Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks:
Patrycja Orlik-Bosak
Agata Szaruga
Maria Pawlikowska
Aneta Ozorek
Anna Wilczynska
Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber
Dobrochna Jasinska
Angelika Zimny
Nick Roberts

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks
Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions
Producer: Mikolaj Blonski
Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk
Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka
Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)
Distribution Specialist: Anna Waszczuk
Ithra Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad
Majed Z. Samman
Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks:
Patrycja Orlik-Bosak
Agata Szaruga
Maria Pawlikowska
Aneta Ozorek
Anna Wilczynska
Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber
Dobrochna Jasinska
Angelika Zimny
Nick Roberts

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks
Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions
Producer: Mikolaj Blonski
Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk
Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka
Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)
Distribution Specialist: Anna Waszczuk
Ithra Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad
Majed Z. Samman
Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks:
Patrycja Orlik-Bosak
Agata Szaruga
Maria Pawlikowska
Aneta Ozorek
Anna Wilczynska
Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber
Dobrochna Jasinska
Angelika Zimny
Nick Roberts

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks
Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions
Producer: Mikolaj Blonski
Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk
Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka
Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)
Distribution Specialist: Anna Waszczuk
Ithra Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad
Majed Z. Samman
Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks:
Patrycja Orlik-Bosak
Agata Szaruga
Maria Pawlikowska
Aneta Ozorek
Anna Wilczynska
Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber
Dobrochna Jasinska
Angelika Zimny
Nick Roberts

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks
Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions
Producer: Mikolaj Blonski
Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk
Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka
Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)
Distribution Specialist: Anna Waszczuk
Ithra Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad
Majed Z. Samman
Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks:
Patrycja Orlik-Bosak
Agata Szaruga
Maria Pawlikowska
Aneta Ozorek
Anna Wilczynska
Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber
Dobrochna Jasinska
Angelika Zimny
Nick Roberts

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks
Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions
Producer: Mikolaj Blonski
Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk
Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka
Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)
Distribution Specialist: Anna Waszczuk
Ithra Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad
Majed Z. Samman
Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks:
Patrycja Orlik-Bosak
Agata Szaruga
Maria Pawlikowska
Aneta Ozorek
Anna Wilczynska
Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber
Dobrochna Jasinska
Angelika Zimny
Nick Roberts

AND THE CRANES KEPT DANCING | An Experimental Hand-Painted Short Film

Directed and Animated by @natcet

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks

Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions

Producer: Mikolaj Blonski

Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk

Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka

Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)

Distribution Specialist: Anna WaszczukIthra

Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad

Majed Z. Samman

Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks: Patrycja Orlik-Bosak, Agata Szaruga, Maria Pawlikowska, Aneta OzorekAnna Wilczynska, Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber, Dobrochna Jasinska, Angelika Zimny, Nick Roberts

#animation #art #shortfilm

AND THE CRANES KEPT DANCING | An Experimental Hand-Painted Short Film

Directed and Animated by @natcet

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks

Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions

Producer: Mikolaj Blonski

Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk

Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka

Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)

Distribution Specialist: Anna WaszczukIthra

Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad

Majed Z. Samman

Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks: Patrycja Orlik-Bosak, Agata Szaruga, Maria Pawlikowska, Aneta OzorekAnna Wilczynska, Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber, Dobrochna Jasinska, Angelika Zimny, Nick Roberts

#animation #art #shortfilm

AND THE CRANES KEPT DANCING | An Experimental Hand-Painted Short Film

Directed and Animated by @natcet

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks

Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions

Producer: Mikolaj Blonski

Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk

Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka

Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)

Distribution Specialist: Anna WaszczukIthra

Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad

Majed Z. Samman

Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks: Patrycja Orlik-Bosak, Agata Szaruga, Maria Pawlikowska, Aneta OzorekAnna Wilczynska, Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber, Dobrochna Jasinska, Angelika Zimny, Nick Roberts

#animation #art #shortfilm

AND THE CRANES KEPT DANCING | An Experimental Hand-Painted Short Film

Directed and Animated by @natcet

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks

Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions

Producer: Mikolaj Blonski

Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk

Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka

Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)

Distribution Specialist: Anna WaszczukIthra

Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad

Majed Z. Samman

Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks: Patrycja Orlik-Bosak, Agata Szaruga, Maria Pawlikowska, Aneta OzorekAnna Wilczynska, Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber, Dobrochna Jasinska, Angelika Zimny, Nick Roberts

#animation #art #shortfilm

AND THE CRANES KEPT DANCING | An Experimental Hand-Painted Short Film

Directed and Animated by @natcet

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks

Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions

Producer: Mikolaj Blonski

Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk

Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka

Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)

Distribution Specialist: Anna WaszczukIthra

Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad

Majed Z. Samman

Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks: Patrycja Orlik-Bosak, Agata Szaruga, Maria Pawlikowska, Aneta OzorekAnna Wilczynska, Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber, Dobrochna Jasinska, Angelika Zimny, Nick Roberts

#animation #art #shortfilm

AND THE CRANES KEPT DANCING | An Experimental Hand-Painted Short Film

Directed and Animated by @natcet

When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by @natcet

Sound & Music; Phil Brooks

Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions

Producer: Mikolaj Blonski

Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk

Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka

Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)

Distribution Specialist: Anna WaszczukIthra

Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad

Majed Z. Samman

Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks: Patrycja Orlik-Bosak, Agata Szaruga, Maria Pawlikowska, Aneta OzorekAnna Wilczynska, Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber, Dobrochna Jasinska, Angelika Zimny, Nick Roberts

#animation #art #shortfilm

💕 “And The Cranes Kept Dancing” premiering on @scrimshawanimation this Monday 18th November 💕

Painted in oil paint on glass coz I guess i like pain
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While basically all my projects from this year are still top secret or im quietly working on the new film - here’s a lil bts for the sequence ive done for @coldplay and their A Film For The Future 💕 @tvpaint for the roughs and Photoshop for clean up 🌸
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// Premiere // “I really craved a return to more tactile, hands-on analogue animation. I also wanted to step away from highly controlled, storyboarded, script-driven narratives and play around with chopped-up editing and dreamlike plot evolution.”

Animator @natcet returns to Directors Notes to discuss how “being constantly worried” about her work made her rethink her priorities and create 'And the Cranes Kept Dancing' - a hypnotic animated short with woodcut-inspired visuals.

Read our full interview with Natasza on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Animated by @natcet
Sound by @philbrookesuk
Produced by @pigeon_productions_pl and @ithra

// Premiere // “I really craved a return to more tactile, hands-on analogue animation. I also wanted to step away from highly controlled, storyboarded, script-driven narratives and play around with chopped-up editing and dreamlike plot evolution.”

Animator @natcet returns to Directors Notes to discuss how “being constantly worried” about her work made her rethink her priorities and create 'And the Cranes Kept Dancing' - a hypnotic animated short with woodcut-inspired visuals.

Read our full interview with Natasza on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Animated by @natcet
Sound by @philbrookesuk
Produced by @pigeon_productions_pl and @ithra

// Premiere // “I really craved a return to more tactile, hands-on analogue animation. I also wanted to step away from highly controlled, storyboarded, script-driven narratives and play around with chopped-up editing and dreamlike plot evolution.”

Animator @natcet returns to Directors Notes to discuss how “being constantly worried” about her work made her rethink her priorities and create 'And the Cranes Kept Dancing' - a hypnotic animated short with woodcut-inspired visuals.

Read our full interview with Natasza on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Animated by @natcet
Sound by @philbrookesuk
Produced by @pigeon_productions_pl and @ithra

// Premiere // “I really craved a return to more tactile, hands-on analogue animation. I also wanted to step away from highly controlled, storyboarded, script-driven narratives and play around with chopped-up editing and dreamlike plot evolution.”

Animator @natcet returns to Directors Notes to discuss how “being constantly worried” about her work made her rethink her priorities and create 'And the Cranes Kept Dancing' - a hypnotic animated short with woodcut-inspired visuals.

Read our full interview with Natasza on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Animated by @natcet
Sound by @philbrookesuk
Produced by @pigeon_productions_pl and @ithra

// Premiere // “I really craved a return to more tactile, hands-on analogue animation. I also wanted to step away from highly controlled, storyboarded, script-driven narratives and play around with chopped-up editing and dreamlike plot evolution.”

Animator @natcet returns to Directors Notes to discuss how “being constantly worried” about her work made her rethink her priorities and create 'And the Cranes Kept Dancing' - a hypnotic animated short with woodcut-inspired visuals.

Read our full interview with Natasza on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Animated by @natcet
Sound by @philbrookesuk
Produced by @pigeon_productions_pl and @ithra