Director: Gustavo Andres Menese

Film: Nerd

Bio: Nerd is a conceptual animation about realizing what we truly are. It tells the story of Gus, a kid following his path to understanding reality through science. In his journey, he has to leave his demons behind to find the truth: we are all part of the same thing, and the fact that you are you and I am me is just random.

Each frame of this animation has been painted digitally, totaling 2213 individual paintings created over 3 years.

I am Gus Menese, a digital artist, graphic designer, and animator from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I started my journey as an artist when I was a kid playing Mario Paint, which allowed me to make animations of just 9 frames. It was very simple but I loved it. Since then, I never stopped creating paintings and animations. I also like reading and playing chess, and as you´ve imagined, I am a Nerd as well.