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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dan Stevens is a treasure and James Wan knows how to have fun. This could be a great time!

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Rented it last night and it’s all I’ve been able to think about today! So creative, fun, and genuinely unsettling.

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A brilliant piece of writing about an all-time favorite!

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This was one of the most effective and technically impressive scenes this year. So cool to hear how it was achieved! The sound design did a lot as well!

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Oh boy! That could get me crying.

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Gorgeous work worth waiting for 🤩

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

TABLE FOR TWO! I only worked on the music for this one but I adore the premise and the people who made it.

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Table For Two Short Film

YouTube video by Nick Flemens

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

That same weekend, we helped my sister and brother-in-law make EYE SCREAM. How many times has our parents’ garage doubled as a mad scientist’s lab, and why am I itching to do it again?

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Eye Scream Short Film

YouTube video by Nick Flemens

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

FACE THE SUN is scarily 5 years old now. This was the first 15 second horror short I made with my partner. This was so fun to execute technically. It’s a mix of green screen, a miniature practically set on fire, faking a timelapse by… doing a timelapse; it all came together beautifully 🌻💀

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Face The Sun

YouTube video by CarterCinema

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Another 15 second horror short, THE MEAT THING, was the first my brother-in-law and I got to make together nearly a decade ago! This was a meaty, thingy experience that kickstarted years of short, sweet filmmaking fun!

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The Meat Thing- 15 Seconds

YouTube video by Nick Flemens

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

NAIL BITER is another 15 second horror short my brother-in-law and I made. It still genuinely gives me the ick and was a Vaseline-slathered bonding experience 🦶🫦

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Nail Biter

YouTube video by Nick Flemens

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

For another 15 second horror short, NAILS, I got to try my hand at animation. It was a blast to make, especially recording the screams in my car 💅

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NAILS - 15 Second Horror Film

YouTube video by CarterCinema

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Still need to get my hands on “Absentia” and it’s a shame that more of his work isn’t available on disc, but I love having @mikeflanaganfilm.com’s physical media! Just watched “The Life of Chuck” commentary last night and teared up a lot.

A collection of Mike Flanagan physical media on a book shelf: Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor, Doctor Sleep, and The Life of Chuck

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

“Giant Crush” was so cool and cute! I’m so excited for this 🤩

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I’ve been itching to jump back into horror lately 🕷️🕸️🐺🌕 WOLF SPIDER is a 15 second short I made with a friend a few years back! It was so fun to do our own spin on a “werewolf” transformation.

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Wolf Spider - 15 Second Horror Film

YouTube video by CarterCinema

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

This ADAPT OR DIE mentality is AI brain rot. Success in the future is being able to do what AI can't, or being able to do it better than AI ever could. Embracing it and letting it do the heavy lifting is defeatist mentality. And those artists will be the first to be replaced.

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Spontaneously shaved for the first time in over a year and am baby faced once again 👶

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Elizabeth! @kikutowne.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

This is something I was proud of City of Ghosts for, released in 2021. It gave people good feelings and it encouraged kids to follow history from the people who lived it. It made people fill with feelings and had kids and their parents watching together. I’m forever grateful I got to make it.

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

THE TIDES This short was the most fun reminder to just cut loose and make something. Conceptualized as a bit while admiring a half moon on a late night drive, I got to drop some self seriousness and just do something silly.

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The Tides

YouTube video by CarterCinema

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Such a fun film and an ode to amazing stunt work 🤩

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Slowly rereading the Redwall books has been a beautiful addition to my adult life. My fiancée and I end our days with a chapter or two each night, and just finished Mossflower 🐭 🏰

A paperback copy of Brian Jacques’ Mossflower, book 2 in the Redwall series.

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Was just introduced to @goodkidband.bsky.social and have become obsessed with their animated music videos. Great art is being made all around us!

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Good Kid - Mimi's Delivery Service (Official Video)

YouTube video by Good Kid

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The last four animated feature Oscar winners have been quite diverse picks now that Disney/Pixar has lost its stranglehold on the category

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

EVERYTHING GOES TO THE FISH It’s been about 7 years since we made this short and it remains one of my favorite things I’ve ever gotten to do. We had fun with puppets and cool lighting, and I even got to noodle on accordion and violin for the score! 🐟

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Everything Goes to the Fish

YouTube video by CarterCinema

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Happy 39! Getting joy from others’ fear of the passage of time makes so much sense from the creator of Infinity Train. Thanks for being born and for sharing your art with us 🥳

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

VISITOR FROM ANOTHER WORLD, a short that I directed in college is what I consider my “first film”. It was the first time I felt my own voice come through and I finally saw myself in my art ❤️🚀🤖

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Visitor From Another World - (Short Film)

YouTube video by CarterCinema

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Iwao Takamoto was one of the Disney greats. Films like Sleeping Beauty owe a lot to his meticulous lines. The studio was a kind of home for him -- it was a big change. Just before, he'd been in the camps. We explore the story: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/takamoto-a...

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Check out DECOMPOSER: A Graphic Novel being made by some super rad folks. I’ve had the pleasure of reading the screenplay and it was phenomenal!

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DECOMPOSER: A Graphic Novel

A parasite that has taken over the mind and body of a realtor in southern Appalachia yearns for the impossible, to be human.

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

An incredible read exploring one of my favorite pieces of media!

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A giant dog from space?!?! COSMO is the first short film my fiancé and I got to make together. It was our pandemic project and I’m still so charmed by the handmade world we created together with our sweet little man, Charlie ✨🐾🚀

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Cosmo - (Short FIlm)

YouTube video by CarterCinema

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Adorable and beautiful! I cannot wait 😍

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Bought it immediately! So excited to support y’all and the amazing art you’re making!

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Cannot contain my excitement! I know it’s tough work but it’s seriously inspiring to see creators like you make your projects happen 🤩

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Celebrate Friday the 13th with us by checking out this silly slasher we made for the Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project 🔪🍕

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Saturday Night Slice V - 48 Hour Film Project Horror/Sci-Fi 2023

YouTube video by CarterCinema

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Visual development art by Lou Romano for The Incredibles (2004), dir. Brad Bird, Pixar Animation Studios

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Devastating news. I would have loved to see what these two and their teams could have made together.

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Kimberly @crazysexyghoul.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I never remember anyone saying “Did you see the latest Reiner?” like you would hear with Spielberg, Cameron, etc. But undoubtedly made one of your favorite movies. He had a special eye for humanity that built cinematic cathedrals from small-scale stories like MISERY and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY.

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Brandon Carter @cartercinema.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

10 years of American Halloween 🎃 We made this short film back in college with very little money and an incredibly supportive group of friends. In the decade since, it has become our most viewed short on YouTube. I’m grateful to everyone who has watched and connected with it over the years.