Cartoon Brew TV #21: Together!
We’ve got a new short on Cartoon Brew TV today: Together! (2009) directed by David Sheahan. This was a thesis film created at Pratt Institute. David is participating in the comments section below so fire away if you have any questions. Also, be sure to visit his website TastyHand.com where he’s posted concept artwork and the original music that he composed for the film. Here are director’s notes from Mr. Sheahan: In the real world, you would never expect things …

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