Watch: A Soap Opera About Rocks – ‘The Quarry’ Animated Short Film
by Alex Billington
January 7, 2024
Source: Vimeo
“Blemish, you don’t even like music!” “Who ever said that?” Time for something a bit funky and tons of fun. The Quarry is an 11-minute animated short film comedy made by the illustrator / animation filmmaker Graham Mason based in NYC. it was originally created for Adult Swim Smalls, their short films spin-off featuring all kinds of wacky, weird creations. The Quarry is described as a “soap opera about rocks” though it’s much more of a sitcom about rocks working at a quarry. One of them tries to ask out his co-worker on a date, and things don’t go as planned. Featuring the voices of Brad Howe, Matthew Maher, Grace Rex, and Peter Smith. It likely won’t be turned into a primetime sitcom anytime soon, but it’s a fun escape into the wacky world of rocks trying to, uh, have a solid life. I laughed the most at the rock keyboard at the start.
Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this film being available to watch online. Brief intro from Vimeo: “A soap opera about rocks.” Enough said! The Quarry is an animated short film written, illustrated by, and animated by NYC-based filmmaker Graham Mason – you can see more of his work on his Vimeo page or visit his official website or follow him on IG @grahambomason. You can read an interview with Graham on this short and other work on Frogfarm. He also directed a feature film comedy called Inspector Ike that was released in theaters in 2022, and makes other comedy shorts. Created for Adult Swim Smalls (more info @ linktr.ee/adultswimsmalls). With music by Tex Crick, and sound mix by Brent Busby. Executive produced by Dave Hughes. For more info, visit Vimeo or Graham’s site. To watch more shorts, click here. Thoughts?
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