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February 9, 2023

Join Us March 18, 2023 in NYC for the Premiere of Azúcar

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We’ve been patient. You’ve been patient. And now, Azúcar is finally coming to the big screen! 

We’re excited to announce that Azúcar will premiere at the Socially Relevant Film Festival New York. Now in its 10th year, and with thousands of attendees, SRFF is the perfect venue for Azúcar, with films from around the world that promote awareness of social issues. 

The festival kicks off on March 16th, with a red carpet and reception at Lincoln Center. Azúcar will headline a collection of shorts on March 18th at 1PM at the Cinema Village in Midtown, followed by a Q&A with us, the filmmakers. You can purchase tickets to the festival and events at FilmFreeway.

If you’re in the area, we would love to see you, and the organizers of SRFF would love your support. Early-bird tickets are available for a limited time. 

And if you can’t make it to NYC, we’ve also been selected for the LA Latinx Film Festival. We’ll have more details on that soon…

What is Azúcar?

Azúcar is an animated short film about a boy and his mother. 

Ana and Marcelo have traveled 1500 miles from Honduras to the U.S. border. Tonight is the night they will attempt to cross the Rio Grande.

During the crossing we will learn why they have come so far, and endured so much, to get here. We will also see them face their greatest challenge of the journey.

Ana and Marcelo arrive at the riverbank carrying little more than hope, resilience, and a few packets of sugar—azúcar—to keep them going. But will their hope and resilience survive the night? 

Azúcar was made with the generous support of executive producer George Bard. The Planet Nutshell team worked on the story, design, and animation in-between client work during the pandemic. The story is based on interviews, as well as the personal experiences of our art director, Jen Sanchez, whose family is from Colombia. 

Why Did We Make Azúcar, and What’s Next?

Azúcar is essentially a proof of concept. We wanted to prove to ourselves, and to our audience, that we could make a narrative short that tells an authentic, impactful story. If you know us, then you know that every frame is drawn with our hearts, and our personal stories. 

Azúcar is the first episode of a series of stories about human migration around the globe. In this time of war and climate change, people are on the move in unprecedented numbers. The movement of humans is challenging our ideas of national and ethnic identity, as well as our faith in, and adherence to, the notions democracy and freedom. 

The ultimate goal is to create stories that reveal our shared humanity, and thereby move us all to a better place.

If you’d like to join us in our efforts and support this series, please contact us. 


December 12, 2022

Azúcar Screens in São Paulo and Barcelona

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This just in: Our short film, Azúcar, has been selected for screening in Barcelona and São Paulo at the Barcelona Human Rights Festival and Human Rights Festival Brazil. Congratulations to all who supported and worked so hard on this.


December 6, 2022

Another Year, Another Stellar List of Projects

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2022 was an interesting year for us. We began to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Many clients returned after a hiatus, and the volume of projects and new opportunities started to feel like normal again. We also welcomed a new team member, Jane, who helped us fulfill our goal of building a cohesive and interdependent creative culture. Together with Jen, Songyi, and Sam, I truly feel like we’re firing on all cylinders now. And special thanks to Jody Snider for helping us develop new clients and opportunities.

I have so much gratitude for this team, and it gives me great joy to work with folks who generously support one another. We may not have all the answers all the time, but together we challenge ourselves to learn now to make better and more impactful media. And we have so much fun doing it!

I think all of that shines through in these selected projects from 2022. I am so deeply grateful to our clients, who trusted us to create these wonderful things on their behalf. We are so honored to have earned that trust.

I hope you enjoy taking a look at our work from the year that was.

Utah Education Network Broadcast Holiday Short

WGBH Design Squad LatinX

Brookline Community Foundation

The Phoenix Mobile App Welcome

Banner Health

Shriners 100th Anniversary & Christmas in July

Utah Education Network Broadcast Graphics Package

Health Leads

Our (Amazing) 2022 Freelancers

Kim Hui, Holly Hillman, Rosi Amador, Brian Amador, Alisa Amador, Zia Amador, Jeff Russell, Liz Breen, Kyle Arrington, Nati Brondani, Aya Fukuda, Hannah O’Neal, Kaleb-Wolf De Melo Torres, Christoph Gelfand, Ana Hill, Ethan Barnowski, Jake Williams, Robb Moreira, Kendra Hoffman, Renee Kurilla, Joy Arcolano.

Our 2022 Clients

  • Appfire
  • WGBH
  • The Phoenix
  • Banner Health
  • Shriners Hospital for Children
  • Utah Education & Telehealth Network
  • Health Leads
  • Rockland Trust Bank
  • Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center
  • Northeast Telehealth Resource Center
  • MA Dept. of Public Health/MORE Advertising
  • True Life Media

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  • Project Breakdown: Design Squad Latinx November 3,2022
  • Project Breakdown: The Phoenix October 17,2022
  • Project Breakdown: UEN Graphics Package July 22,2022
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