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Chris Mania Cartoons

An independent animated web cartoon series following the comedic slice of life adventures of animator Chris Mejía’s childhood as his cartoon self Chris Baloney and his siblings Tony, Stephanie, and Matthew having wacky situations such as a flying dog, a "talking guinea pig", and throwing one big house party to find their way out of boredom.

Episodes in this series include...
Episode 1 - Brother's Day Out (2017)
Episode 2 - Cookie in the Sky with Balloons (2018)
Episode 3 - The Loud Party part 1 (2024)

  • Christopher Mejia
    Director
    Chris-Mania!: Brother's Day Out, Cookie in the Sky with Balloons, The Loud Party
  • Christopher Mejia
    Writer
    Brother's Day Out, Cookie in the Sky with Balloons, The Loud Party
  • Christopher Mejia
    Producer
    Brother's Day Out, Cookie in the Sky with Balloons, The Loud Party
  • Christopher Mejia
    Key Cast
    "Chris Baloney, Moochi the Guinea Pig"
    Brother's Day Out, Cookie in the Sky with Balloons, The Loud Party
  • Richard Mejia
    Key Cast
    "Tony Baloney"
    Brother's Day Out, Cookie in the Sky with Balloons, The Loud Party
  • Stephanie Mejia
    Key Cast
    "Stephanie Baloney"
    Brother's Day Out, Cookie in the Sky with Balloons, The Loud Party
  • Matthew Mejia
    Key Cast
    "Matthew Baloney"
    Brother's Day Out, Cookie in the Sky with Balloons, The Loud Party
  • Ana Mejia-Luzuriaga
    Key Cast
    "Cookie the Dog"
    The Loud Party
  • Mayte Llanos
    Key Cast
    "Mayte Tostada"
    The Loud Party
  • Michelle (Rincon) Eloren
    Key Cast
    "Peaby N.J. Sanchez"
    Cookie in the Sky with Balloons, The Loud Party
  • Michael Luzuriaga
    Key Cast
    "Michael Lasanga"
    The Loud Party
  • John Robert Luzuriaga
    Key Cast
    "Junior Lasanga"
    The Loud Party
  • Bryan Luzuriaga
    Key Cast
    "Bryan Lasanga"
    The Loud Party
  • Andrew Wilcox
    Music Composer
    Brother's Day Out, Cookie in the Sky with Balloons, The Loud Party
  • Nathan Brooks
    Music Composer
    The Loud Party
  • NIcholas Velasquez
    Animators
    The Loud Party
  • Demetri Tzmaras
    Animators
    The Loud Party
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Family, Animation
  • Runtime:
    32 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Golden State Film Festival - 2019
    Los Angeles
    United States
    March 16, 2019
  • Los Angeles Independent Film Festival - 2019
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Best Director, Best Animation
  • Los Angeles Childrens Film Festival - 2022
Director Biography - Christopher Mejia

Chris Mejia is an independent animator and content creator that have created animations based around his family and childhood nostalgia. He grew up fascinated by Disney movies, television cartoons from Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, and Nintendo video games that accumulated his motivation to tell his own stories through comic books and eventually animation.

Chris went to Cal State Fullerton to obtain his Bachelors Degree of Entertainment Arts/Animation in 2017 and has animated his own independent shorts ever since.

He also shared his animation skills on independent projects such as the LGBTQ+ cartoon pilot Rainbow Floor and an 2D animated short film titled Nate and John.

His Youtube animated series, Chris-Mania! (formerly Kid with the Redcap) has won various awards including Best Director and Best Animation at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards in 2019 for the episode, Cookie in the Sky with Balloons.

In 2023 Chris Mejia released portions of the latest Chris-Mania! episode titled The Loud Party Part 1 on Youtube with the final act releasing in February 2024.

In 2024 Chris Mejia will be developing a kid/family friendly Youtube channel to share and entertain audiences with his engaging stories whether animated or live-action such as the upcoming CG short-form series "Honey and Tomo" and a food vlog series called "Chrisy-Eats."

Chris Mejia was born in 1990 and has grew up with his family in Southern California that has inspired many of the stories he created through visual storytelling and continues to pursue creating content that entertain audiences of all ages.

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