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The Lost Tribes of New York City


As someone who has an intense love-hate relationship with New York, this sweetly animated film from Andy and Carolyn London tugged hard on my heartstrings. It’s a simple concept: Interview New Yorkers and then animate objects in the city to match their personalities. The result is a compelling short that helps me see the city—and its people—in a new light.

If you like this, you might also like Aardman’s candidly charming Creature Discomfort animations.

Via Laughing Squid. Thanks to Todd for the tip!

Posted on 2 April 2009 |

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11 responses to “The Lost Tribes of New York City”

  1. Comment by brandj:

    Wow. I love this.

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  2. Comment by brandj:

    Reminds me of this:
    http://www.servicio-ejecutivo.com/?show

    and this:
    http://vimeo.com/2540216

    Both of which, are fantastic, too.

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  3. Comment by dieLAMB:

    Love it!!

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  4. Comment by boca:

    Haha. That was great! I’m still laughing. :-D
    Good one, guys!

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  5. Comment by monovich:

    wow. I guess its the simple things that stop you in your tracks. I love it.

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  6. Comment by gunbrella:

    Crazy about this one.

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  7. Comment by elinavicius:

    shame, shame on you guys.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrnpYA8-h_E&feature=related

    did u had to copy PsyopsCokeDocumentary that much? 97% ? even the words and sounds sound almost the same?

    good job tho with the plagiarism.

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    • Comment by boca:

      Oh yeah, it’s EXACTLY the same, 97%!
      Some people…
      Sigh… :-/

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    • Comment by Marc B.:

      elinavicius

      Please do some research. Aardman pioneered this.

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  8. Comment by menezesgabriel:

    i think i saw it like… 25 times and i always come back to see it again. great!

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  9. Comment by uninspired_overstimulated:

    if you watch cartoons, it’ll remind you of A LOT of other videos. but I liked this one.

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