Justin Tomchuk
Directing
Biography
Justin Tomchuk (AKA umami) is a Canadian artist and content creator who makes surrealist animated videos on YouTube. He is best known for the viral video "Thomas the Thermonuclear Bomb" and other videos drawing from pop culture, but is most celebrated among fans for the "Interface" series. He also composes music, operating under the handle Hexsystem.
Known For
Animation feature based on the popular web series. This long-running surrealist, avant-garde animation project follows weary, elderly Henry and his enigmatic, shape-shifting companion Mischief as they navigate a desolate, glitching version of 1940s/50s Canada. Born from the aftermath of a fictionalized Philadelphia Experiment, this “hauntological” landscape is a fractured reality where historical nostalgia merges with cosmic horror. Through Justin Tomchuk’s signature lo-fi animation and atmospheric Hexsystem soundtrack, INTERFACE explores profound philosophical themes of memory, identity, and the absurdity of existence. Ultimately, it chronicles a journey to find meaning amidst the disintegrating universe.
Interface
Allow Chimney Alfonzo to indulge in himself, his food, and you on a first date. You won’t be able to erase it from memory, because it’s animated in crayon!
A Date with Chimney Alfonzo
Interface is a surrealist, avant-garde web series that follows the weary, elderly Henry and his enigmatic, shape-shifting companion Mischief as they navigate a desolate, glitching version of 1940s-1950s Canada. Born from the aftermath of a fictionalized Philadelphia Experiment, the world of the series is a "hauntological" landscape where reality has fractured, merging historical nostalgia with cosmic horror. Through Justin Tomchuk’s signature lo-fi animation and atmospheric Hexsystem soundtrack, the series explores deep philosophical themes of memory, identity, and the absurdity of existence, ultimately chronicling a journey to find meaning within a disintegrating universe.