SIDEKICKS

ABOUT

I directed animation for this short film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anne Hathaway, Brian McElhaney, and Nick Kocher about two super-powered rivals and their underappreciated sidekicks. I managed the full VFX and animation pipeline under an aggressive TV deadline, sourced assets from thousands of global submissions, coordinated illustrators and animators, created original animations, composited greenscreen scenes from raw footage, and delivered the director's vision through end-to-end implementation.

The film became the flagship segment of its episode and earned Official Selection at Sundance 2014—proof that creative ambition and operational precision can coexist, even when the clock is ticking.

RECOGNITION

Official Selection at Sundance Film Festival, 2014

CREDITS

PRODUCTION: HITRECORD on TV
DIRECTOR: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian McElhaney, Nick Kocher
PRODUCER: Matt Conley
DIRECTORS OF ANIMATION: Raymond Wei, Simon Stutts

TV Show

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