I was a co-producer and the animation director of a mini documentary that investigates extended longevity, artificial intelligence and enhanced wellbeing, covering the ideas of Aubrey de Grey, Ray Kurzweil and David Pearce.
367K views on YouTube.
- Liaised with writers and co-producers to oversee the animation screenplay
- Managed team of creative contributors
- Was hands on as the lead animator and animation director
- Participated in the launch strategy
The mini-documentary went viral on Reddit upon launch in 2013, pre-empting the AI boom and other conversations that the world at large only picked up 10 years later. It was comissioned by think tank British Institute of Posthuman Studies.
Credits
Writers: Peter Brietbart and Marco Vega
Producers: Peter Brietbart, Marco Vega, Mihai Badic
Animation Screenplay: Mihai Badic and Peter Brietbart
Animation Director & Lead Animator: Mihai Badic
Design Assistant: Melita Pupsaite
Additional Animation: Nicholas Temple
Design & Animation Contributors: Callum Round, Asifuzzaman Ahmed, Steffan Dafydd, Ben Kokolas, Cristopher Rosales
Narrated by: Holly Hagan-Walker
Music & SFX: Steven Gamble
Voice Recordist: George McKenzie
Special Thanks: David Pearce, Dino Kazamia, Ana Sandoiu, Dave Gamble, Tom Davis, Aidan Walker, Hani Abusamra, Seong-jin Seo, Nicolas Reynolds, Florent Berthet, Rémi Marenco, Keita Lynch