Digitally illustrated to recreate a clay-like texture reminiscent of stop-motion animation, the tortoises celebrating at a backyard barbecue bring a much-needed levity to “the hard conversations” about what will happen after we’re gone. Our guest, the director of the video, Gary Fouchy, walks us through the animation process, highlighting new techniques the studio developed to achieve the handmade look of stop motion animation.

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