Belonging: SEASON ONE
Belonging is an award-winning journey into the emotional lives of MetaHumans.
Actor, writer and producer, Eric Bear, combined a love of storytelling with a background in tech to create and executive produce Belonging. Isolated during quarantine and searching for creative collaboration, Bear assembled a team of animators and filmmakers from around the world to explore what might be possible using remote performance capture. They set out to answer the question: Can virtual people effectively convey authentic emotions to audiences? The result is an innovative 10-episode drama series that sits at the intersection of live action and animation. Bear portrays a different character in each of the episodes.
10 episodes. 10 directors. 25 MetaHumans. 3 performance capture actors. 3 voice actors. 1 engine. Lots of love.
Produced under a SAG•AFTRA interim project agreement.
Copyright © MMXXII HyperWatt Productions II, LLC. All rights reserved.
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NOTE: SPECIFIC EPISODES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO TARGETED FESTIVALS. Genres span from Action and Adventure to Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance and Sci-Fi.
Access individual episodes for more details:
https://filmfreeway.com/belonging-night
https://filmfreeway.com/belonging-water
https://filmfreeway.com/belonging-here
https://filmfreeway.com/belonging-duck
https://filmfreeway.com/belonging-partners
https://filmfreeway.com/belonging-trust
https://filmfreeway.com/belonging-rosaline
https://filmfreeway.com/belonging-fiction
https://filmfreeway.com/belonging-fire
https://filmfreeway.com/belonging-farewell
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Eric BearProducerThe HyperWatt Conspiracy
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Nikki LevyProducerOMG!, Don't Tell My Mother
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Rebecca MillerProducer
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Eric BearWriterThe HyperWatt Conspiracy
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Eric BearKey CastAnnie Hall, Yellowstone:1883
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Carly ChristopherKey CastThe Price of Fame, Murder Made Me Famous
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Janna BearKey Cast
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Eric BearDirectorThe HyperWatt Conspiracy
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Jacqueline CooperDirectorIron Man 3, Jurassic World, TRON: Legacy, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows
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Lance MungiaDirectorSix String Samurai, The Phenomenon
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Luke HillDirectorGhostfinders, Mirror Valley
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Nick JushchyshynDirectorLast Airbender, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Romeo615videosDirectorShade 45: Eminem's Hip Hop Channel
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Solomon JagweDirectorThe Adventures of Nkoza and Nankya
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Webb PickersgillDirectorLife is Strange
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Cory WilliamsDirectorThe Mean Kitty Song, Coolest Sound Ever
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Cristina MercadoDirectorThird Eye Spies, We Are Not Alone
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Frederico JunqueiraDirectorAlien Planet
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Project Type:Animation, Experimental, Short, Television, Web / New Media
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Genres:Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi
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Runtime:48 minutes
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Completion Date:June 1, 2022
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Motion Capture via Unreal Engine
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Toronto International Women Film Festival 2022Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Winner - Best Animation ("NIGHT") -
Paris Women Film Festival 2022Paris
France
Winner - Best Animation (“DUCK”) -
London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival 2022London
United Kingdom
Honourable Mention ("ROSALINE") -
Detroit Black Film Festival 2022Detroit, Michigan
United States
Official Selection ("PARTNERS") -
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022Providence, Rhode Island
United States
Official Selection ("HERE") -
LA Femme International Film Festival 2022Beverly Hills, California
United States
Award Nominee ("DUCK") -
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2022Fort Lauderdale, Florida
United States
Official Selection (full series) -
Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE 2022Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Official Selection (6 episodes) -
The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction & Supernatural Festival 2022New York, New York
United States
Official Selection ("NIGHT") -
Cannes International Shorts 2023Cannes
France
Winner ~ Best Actor -
Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival (MiSciFi) 2023Miami, Florida
United States
Official Selection ("NIGHT" & "FAREWELL") -
Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology 2023Portland, Oregon
United States
2x Award Winner ("FAREWELL") & Official Selection ("ROSALINE") -
Cinequest Film & VR Festival 2023San Jose, California
United States
Official Selection ("ROSALINE" & "FAREWELLL")
Eric Bear [EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & SERIES LEAD] is an actor, writer and producer who most recently played a recurring role in Taylor Sheridan’s acclaimed Yellowstone prequel 1883 on Paramount+. Bear began as a child actor, with a memorable line in Woody Allen’s Annie Hall.
In addition to filmmaking, Bear is a tech entrepreneur known for creating award-winning interactive media and has been hailed as “one of the most thoughtful and provocative interface and interaction designers working in the field.” Bear’s patents have been licensed by all major movie studios in the USA, and products based on other of his 100+ inventions are used every day by millions of people.
Born in New York City, Bear grew up performing in theater and dance. This early training in embodied movement established a foundation as a kinesthetic artist, tapping emotion and relational awareness to inform performances and ways of being in the world.
Bear is a partner at Capital Factory Ventures and the founder of HyperWatt® Productions.
Stand-alone episode screeners and details are also available.