Tag: animation

Queer representation in children's animation has been getting better and better as the years go by, and while it's nice to see so many new, inclusive titles premiering on so many networks, we wish some of our old-school faves would also introduce queer characters as well. Well it looks like Arthur might have just heard our prayers... The long-running PBS Kids series (which has been airing since 1996) just confirmed that Mr. Nigel Ratburn, Arthur Read's cake-loving, third-grade, Lakewood Elementary...

Hubbies Sean Gannon and Spencer Parker used a Lego stop motion animation to announce the arrival of their twin boys! In a fantasy-inspired tale of two princes who encounter a mermaid, a wizard, a dragon and a female knight, the creative couple retells their personal journey through surrogacy. At the end of the super cute video, the couple appears on screen announcing that their twins are expected in June of 2018. Congratulations to the dads! May they live happily ever after! See...

When did kids get so smart? The latest installment in the “In a Heartbeat” saga has come out, and it’s a video of kids reacting to the film. The short film about a young romance between one boy and another has taken the internet by storm. And to keep the conversation going, Youtube Channel The Fine Bros Entertainment has made videos of Elders reacting to the short film, the creators reacting to the elders, and now kids reacting to the short...

Cute, upon cute, upon cute… We all watched adorable animation In A Heartbeat and cried. Then we all watched elders reacting to In A Heartbeat and sobbed a little more. Well, grab your tissues again because now we have the In A Heartbeat animators reacting to the elders reacting to the short love story, and it’s all too much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GI-XzRHZ0 Filmmakers Esteban Bravo and Beth David are over the moon with the reaction to their work, offering further insight into the impact they...

Filmmakers ask for $3,000 in Kickstarter campaign, fans donate over $14,000 An awkward boy secretly falls in love with the most popular boy in school, what could go wrong? Well, how about his heart literally beating so hard out of his chest that it starts to cause all sorts of trouble. In this completely wordless animation entitled In A Heartbeat, Sherwin’s heart is on a mission to get him the boy of his dreams. But how will heart-throb Jonathan react? And what will...