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Still of actor Rishu Nevatia as "Liam"

When a shy high school artist, Liam, is rejected by his best friend Natalie, he must grapple with heartbreak at a party on Halloween night.

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Artboy is a bittersweet coming-of-age story, about navigating friendship and social validation.  The award-winning film features brief 2D-animated sequences that bring us inside Liam's world, featuring his confident alter-ego superhero: Artboy.

Artboy

Rishu Nevatia as "Liam"

Written and Directed by Eli Canter 

Digital sketch of "Artboy," painting on a canvas.

digital sketch

Movie still of the illustration prop used in the short. It depicts Artboy as a superhero painting on a canvas

traditional illustration used as prop 

animated still of artboy showcasing a self portrait to a crowd of people
an animated still of a surgeon figure

stills with animation by Cassidy Fernandez

backgrounds for animated sequences

character turnaround for main character, Artboy, as his superhero alter ego

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