21: Human Timings with Ugo Bienvenu & Félix de Givry

Conducted my interview with Arco creators Ugo Bienvenu and Félix de Givry ~on twos~ to learn about their penchant for sandwiches as well as gain more insight into the driving forces of their beautiful film. Experience the podcast with video for a change! I prefer you watch on YouTube B) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHBrnoduxTs A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, Arco is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. As Arco develops a charming and touching friendship with young girl named Iris, they band together and along with her trusted robot caretaker Mikki, set out on a quest to get Arco home, while the two children may also be the only ones who can save our planet. A wondrous odyssey filled with hope and optimism for our future, Arco is an enchanting fable from breakout filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu, produced by Remembers’ Bienvenu and Felix de Givry, and mountainA’s Natalie Portman and Sophie Mas. Oscar voting opens today, so if you are a member of the Academy, I hope you will consider Arco as you cast your ballot. Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion: Arco Ugo Bienvenu on Instagram Félix de Givry on IMDB "Voyage Cromatique" at Metrograph - NYC The Animator's Animations TAF at Annecy 2025 Remembers Studio Barnaby Catterall's website The Animator's Favorites CalArts The Animator's Playlist The Animator's Friend on Instagram   The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello Booking assistance from Cori Futrovsky and Kaila Hier Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks: my mom and dad; Nikolas Fortune Hagen; Michael Dondero; Ash Suh All opinions expressed by host and guests are their own and do not represent the opinions of anyone else or any entity