Guilherme Marcondes

The 1st Volume of Characters in Motion introduces a new wealth of cutting edge character visuals to the established world of animation. The DVD compiles over 90 stylistically outstanding films by 60 international studios, artists and designers in curated programs such as Characters in Narration, Characters in Rhythm and Characters in Motion. Additionally, a special selection menu allows to sort the 180+ minutes of animation by creator, character or style.

Every night at 3:33 all clocks stop and time is frozen for a moment. During what is a fraction of second to mortal eyes there is a second night, a magical one where the spirits of the city come out to play. That is the story of the eternal battle for the soul of Sao Paulo, the clash between bohemia and authoritarianism, between comedy and horror.

Here Come The Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized" is an animated collaboration between the band and four filmmakers: Guilherme Marcondes, Julia Pott, Peter Sluszka and Santa Maria. The Los Angeles Times describes it as "a tumbling series of visuals with four distinct aesthetic styles. Peter Sluszka's ultra-slow motion capture of exploding mushrooms and elegantly disseminating seed pods … Julia Pott's line art of wolves and foxes hovering in geometric constellations … Guilherme Marcondes' renderings of skeletons caught among leafless branches and verdant human arms that unfurl like ferns… Santa Maria provides context…with cosmic, computer-generated vistas, cartoons of splintering bones.

A budding young love, moving from the blissful early stages of carnival-won stuffed animals and selfies to a gradually more jealous, controlling and abusive relationship.

A giant tiger mysteriously appears in a big city. It will reveal the hidden reality in an otherwise ordinary night.

The body is not merely matter but a continual and incessant materializing of possibilities.

A town of animation festivities is unraveled.

A man tries desperately to complete a simple wooden puzzle. He is visibly frustrated by his numerous attempts to solve the puzzle. A superhero flies in to his rescue, only to be deflated and mocked when the superhero's true self is revealed.