Adult Swim SMALLS, a program aimed at discovering and cultivating up-and-coming animators, will premiere new shorts every Friday throughout 2024. This month kicks off the year-long run, launching with a new claymation short Gum Remembers on March 8.
Animation fans can experience the work of innovative creators and enjoy original new stories as they make their debut on the Adult Swim SMALLS YouTube channel each Friday. SMALLS shorts launching this month are:
March 8 – Gum Remembers by Sanjay Jit. Jit is a filmmaker, game developer and musician who hails from Vancouver, Canada. Previous animated shorts by Sanjay to debut on Adult Swim SMALLS include Do a Wheelie and Dance Away the Pain.
March 15 – Best Friend Style by Paul Rhodes. Rhodes is an animator from Sydney, Australia who is also one half of the animation team Bubble Brain with his partner Haein Kim. The two enjoy showcasing a unique style of animation that captures the audience through its storytelling.
March 22 – Sucks to Be the Moon by Eric Paperth. Paperth is an award-winning comedy writer and director specializing in animation. He is currently the showrunner of Bleacher Report’s scripted comedy series The Champions. He previously served as the writers assistant for (Impractical) Jokers and sold a spin-off web series titled Look Who’s Joking for Joe Gatto’s Cannoli Productions, which can be found on Tru TV Digital. His previous work includes Tobor Family Detroyer. Along with creative partner Tyler March, Paperth founded Tiny Little Cartoons. March is a professional 2D After Effects animator and compositor.
March 29 – Little Edy 03 by Felipe Di Poi. Di Poi is an animator and comedian who originally hails from Buenos Aires, and moved to the U.S. at age nine. He developed his graduate thesis film The Long and Lonesome Road to Grandma’s at the Rhode Island School of Design/Brown University dual program. Di Poi has since won multiple Vimeo Staff Picks. He has previously appeared on Adult Swim and also has a comedy group called SimpleTown. His previous work also includes Weird Movies and LOL Guy. Previous animated shorts by Di Soi to debut on Adult Swim SMALLS include Little Eddy 1 and Gunno, Hit 01.
