Bento Banana (2023)
2023 Short Films • 27m
An animated web series about a talking artificially intelligent banana and his eggplant sidekick existing within a procedurally generated anime that appears to be mysteriously glitching. With the progression of the series, the themes move from the absurdity and conventions of anime into existential questions about the nature of reality, The role of AI in art and Capitalism, and how much of ourselves exist within our animation.
Cast:
Bento: Rocky Moss
The Director: Lara DeFord
Plumpy: Ari Grabb
Ari Grabb - Director, Writer, Producer
Gabriel Acosta - Sound Design
Andrew Mason - Composer
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