''Golden Age'' is an adult animated mockumentary short film which debuted as a web-series on
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming ...
's broadband channel Motherload in 2006. Ten segments trace the sordid careers of oddball cartoon characters from throughout the history of animation. Notable characters include Marching Gumdrop, Lancaster Loon, and Kongobot. The film is produced by
Augenblick Studios
Augenblick Studios is an independent animation studio founded in 1999 by Aaron Augenblick, and located in Brooklyn, New York City. The company has created a wide array of animated shorts for television, film, and the Internet, with a target audie ...
and directed by
Aaron Augenblick
Aaron Augenblick (born December 28, 1975) is an American animator, director, and producer. He is the founder of Augenblick Studios, known for his work on '' Ugly Americans'', ''Superjail!'', ''Wonder Showzen'', and ''Golden Age''.
Early life ...
. ''Golden Age'' was an official selection of the 2007
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...
.
See also
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The Golden Age of American animation
The golden age of American animation was a period in the history of U.S. animation that began with the popularization of sound cartoons in 1928 and gradually ended in the late 1960s, where theatrical animated shorts began losing popularity to the ...
References
External links
''Golden Age'' MovieAugenblick Studios official web site"Golden Age Hits the Motherload" Ryan Ball, ''
Animation
Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...
'' magazine, May 8, 2006
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2006 films
2006 animated films
American adult animated web series
American animated documentary films
American mockumentary films
2000s animated short films
2000s American animated films
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