Belonging

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

PARTNERS

A New York City cop threatens an innocent doorman, exposing the power imbalance between law enforcement and Black America.

Directed, animated and edited by music video and urban content creator, Romeo615videos. Starring Eric Bear and Romeo615videos.

Produced under a SAG•AFTRA interim agreement for independent producers.

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Action, Drama, Comedy

Runtime

4 minutes 40 seconds

Completion Date

June 1, 2022

Country of Origin

United States

Country of Filming

United States

Language

English

Shooting Format

Motion Capture via Unreal Engine

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Film Color

Color

Delivery Format

Official Selection - Detroit Black Film Festival 2022
Official Selection - Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection - Montreal International Animation Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022
Finalist - Cinequest Film & VR Festival 2023

Extras

Go behind the scenes

Peek into the performance capture studio

Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: PARTNERS, picturing the character Al, a white police officer, and the character Roderick, a Black teenage boy.
  Meet Al
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: PARTNERS, picturing a close-up of a the character Roderick, a Black teenage boy.
  Meet Roderick
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: PARTNERS, picturing the character Jessica, a white female police officer.
  Meet Jessica

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Action, Drama, Comedy

Runtime

4 minutes 40 seconds

Completion Date

June 1, 2022

Country of Origin

United States

Country of Filming

United States

Language

English

Shooting Format

Motion Capture via Unreal Engine

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Film Color

Color

Delivery Format

Credits

Al

Eric Bear

Jessica

Carly Christopher

Roderick

Romeo615Videos

Executive Producer

Eric Bear

Associate Producer

Rebecca Miller

Consulting Producer

Nikki Levy

Screenwriter

Eric Bear

Director

Romeo615Videos

Animator

Romeo615Videos

Editor

Romeo615Videos

Motion Capture Director

Cory Williams

Motion Capture Operator

Luke Hill

MetaHuman Sculptor

Eric Bear

Facial Performance Capture

Frederico Junqueira

Michaela Bost

Motion Graphics

Frederico Junquiera

Graphic Design

Ellen Buckmaster

Mariana Monego

Theme Music

Gerry Bassermann

Technical Artist

Edward Dawson-Taylor

Performance Coach

Luke Hill

Previs Face Capture

Max Cowan

Peter Divers

Deanne Czarnecki

Jordan Beth Vincent

Public Relations

Gayle Khait

Ame Van Iden

Webmaster

Kate Ericksen

Social Media

Brittany Bro

Legal Counsel

Amy E. Mitchell

Jeff Racho

Matt Powers