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In my third and final part of the Thanksgiving special, I interview four of the five creators of the animated short film "Boom," which won the Gold Medal in animation at the 2023 Student Academy Awards.

Listen to hear the team discuss the process for developing the story, what they enjoyed about visiting Los Angeles, and some of the movies that have inspired them.

Follow them on Instagram:

• Boom Short Film – @boom_shortfilm
• Gabriel Augerai – @gabima_ru
• Romain Augier – @romainaugierr
• Charles Di Cicco – @karlbad_art
• Laurie Pereira – @laurie.pikamin
• Yannick Jacquin – @yayajcqn

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Works of Marcel Proust
• Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
• Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black) by Stendhal
• Im Westen nichts Neues (All Quiet on the Western Front) by Erich Maria Remarque

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• “Boom” directed by Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, Laurie Pereira de Figueiredo, Charles Di Cicco, and Yannick Jacquin
• Treasure Planet directed by John Musker, Ron Clements
• Pirates of the Caribbean directed by Gore Verbinski
• Paprika directed by Satoshi Kon
• Chungking Express directed by Wong Kar-wai
• Iron Man directed by Jon Favreau
• Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis