The 3DCG short, a coming-of-age space Western based on an original story and characters by Chogrin, was animated in Quito, Ecuador by Matte CG & Inti Fx, and produced by Jorge R. Gutierrez.
The 3DCG short, Lucky Brave’s Sunshine, co-written and co-directed by Joseph Game (Chogrin) & Ichi Aguilar, is now available on Vimeo and YouTube. Produced by Jorge R. Gutierrez (Maya and the Three, Son of Jaguar) and based on Chogrin's original story and characters, the film is a coming of age space western of a boy named Lucky, who must go on a quest to save his sick grandmother, but at what cost? The show was animated in Quito, Ecuador by Matte CG & Inti Fx.
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The film was nominated and won at various film festivals in 2023, including for best direction at LALIFF.
Chogrin is a bilingual storyteller (illustrator, author, filmmaker, and toymaker) from Guayaquil, Ecuador. For the last decade he has worked in the animation industry for companies like Cartoon Network, Disney, Nickelodeon, and Netflix. His artwork has been featured in multiple art galleries and publications around the world. He currently resides in Los Angeles where he designs limited edition art toys, writes bilingual children's books, and is working on his own original animated projects like Lucky Brave's Sunshine.
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Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
