Belonging

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SEASON 1

Journey into the emotional lives of MetaHumans.

belonging

SEASON 1

Journey into the emotional lives of MetaHumans.

Isolated during quarantine and searching for creative collaboration, actor and tech entrepreneur, Eric Bear, assembled a team of animators and filmmakers from around the world to explore what might be possible using remote performance capture and Epic Games’ MetaHumans for Unreal Engine.

Our team embarked on a fully-remote exploration aimed at answering the following questions:

  • Can virtual people effectively express authentic emotions?
  • Can audiences be touched, moved, and inspired by performances captured using free software and off-the-shelf hardware?
  • Can multiple artists direct, shoot, and produce high-quality episodes from their home studios during a global pandemic?

The result is an innovative 10-episode drama series that sits at the intersection of live action and animation. Welcome to Belonging.

1 scripts
1 directors
1 metahumans
1 performance capture actors
1 voice actors
0 engine
love

Season One

Ten 5-minute episodes, loaded with feeling.

Belonging Night Episode Poster, featuring a close-up of the character Edmund. a sailor, looking into the distance.

Night

Dir. Williams & Cooper

Belonging Water Episode Poster, featuring the character Mark in the foreground and the character Emma showering in the background.

Water

Dir. Cory Williams

Belonging HERE Episode Poster, featuring a close-up of the character Joshua, a teenage boy, in a car.

Here

Dir. Nick Jushchyshyn

Belonging DUCK Episode Poster, featuring a close-up shot of the character Katie Jo, a young girl in warm lighting.

Duck

Dir. Cristina Mercado

Belonging PARTNERS Episode Poster, featuring the character Al, a white police officer, and the character Roderick, a Black teenage boy.

Partners

Dir. Romeo615videos

Belonging Trust Episode Poster, featuring a close-up of a stern man with a white hair and white mustache.

Trust

Dir. Web Pickersgill

Belonging Rosaline Episode Poster, featuring the character Berowne in the foreground and the ethereal face of a woman amongst stars in the background.

Rosaline

Dir. Luke Hill

Belonging FICTION Episode Poster, featuring the character Tom, a white man, looking at the character Mrs. Wire, a Black woman.

Fiction

Dir. Solomon Jagwe

Belonging FIRE Episode Poster, featuring the character Grace, a young woman, with her hand on the shoulder of the character David, a young man.

Fire

Dir. Frederico Junqueira

Belonging FAREWELL Episode Poster, featuring a close-up shot of the character Richard II in medieval clothing.

Farewell

Dir. Lance Mungia

Season One

Ten 5-minute episodes, loaded with feeling.

Belonging Night Episode Poster, featuring a close-up of the character Edmund. a sailor, looking into the distance.

Night

Dir. Williams & Cooper

Belonging Water Episode Poster, featuring the character Mark in the foreground and the character Emma showering in the background.

Water

Dir. Cory Williams

Belonging HERE Episode Poster, featuring a close-up of the character Joshua, a teenage boy, in a car.

Here

Dir. Nick Jushchyshyn

Belonging DUCK Episode Poster, featuring a close-up shot of the character Katie Jo, a young girl in warm lighting.

Duck

Dir. Cristina Mercado

Belonging PARTNERS Episode Poster, featuring the character Al, a white police officer, and the character Roderick, a Black teenage boy.

Partners

Dir. Romeo615videos

Belonging Trust Episode Poster, featuring a close-up of a stern man with a white hair and white mustache.

Trust

Dir. Web Pickersgill

Belonging Rosaline Episode Poster, featuring the character Berowne in the foreground and the ethereal face of a woman amongst stars in the background.

Rosaline

Dir. Luke Hill

Belonging FICTION Episode Poster, featuring the character Tom, a white man, looking at the character Mrs. Wire, a Black woman.

Fiction

Dir. Solomon Jagwe

Belonging FIRE Episode Poster, featuring the character Grace, a young woman, with her hand on the shoulder of the character David, a young man.

Fire

Dir. Frederico Junqueira

Belonging FAREWELL Episode Poster, featuring a close-up shot of the character Richard II in medieval clothing.

Farewell

Dir. Lance Mungia

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