Being Human Is - Where The Buffalo Roam
Android Series
Being Human Is
"Being Human Is" is an animated docuseries about what it means to make the impossible possible. Hear the stories of five unique people from around the world who are living their dreams with Android technology at their side.
Episode 1
On Silent Ice
“As a deaf athlete, there will be obstacles."
Anthony Rumolo founded the Deaf hockey league for players across Canada. With the help of Live Transcribe on his Android phone he can have real-time conversations with those who can help him take the league to the next level. See how a Deaf hockey game goes down.
Episode 2
Na Cor
“It’s as if my phone were a bridge between the favela and the world.”
Mariluce Mariá Souza is an art teacher who helps children in her community pursue education and discover the world beyond their favela in Brazil. She uses art and her Android phone to build bridges with people around the globe.
EPISODE 3
The Ramblin Man
Joshua is a blind traveling musician who writes and performs his own songs using TalkBack on Android. It listens to the lines he’s spoken and reads it back to him. Hear how his love for music has taken him on tour.
Episode 4
The Magic Makers
Nigerian filmmakers The Critics Company are making the impossible possible by creating sci-fi short films with an Android phone. These young filmmakers are creating their own alternate reality shot entirely on their phone’s camera.
Episode 5
Chez Elyse
A chef's senses are their most valuable asset, but when Elyse Bezuidenhout began losing her sight, she thought her culinary dreams were over. With the help of Android's camera magnification, she has an extra tool in the kitchen to help be her eyes so she can continue creating gastronomical masterpieces.
Being Human Is
The Making Of The Magik Makers
WTBR directors, Nico Carbonaro and Tuesday McGowan embarked on creating a larger-than-life documentary stories with an animated aesthetic that celebrated the heroes as they see themselves. Produced during the pandemic, Being Human Is pooled together hundreds of awarding winning illustrators, animators and story producers across four continents and seven time zones.
EP — Tim Pries
Directors — Nico Carbonaro, Tuesday McGowan
Producer — Taraneh Golozar
Illustrators — Tracy Lee, Keith Negley, Leonard DuPond, Emiliano Ponzi, Oddfellows
Editors — James Boger, Mahoko Kuramasu
Animation — WTBR, Oddfellows, Giant Ant, Meister,
Lead Story Producer — Von Diaz
Story Producer — Elisheba Ittoop
Coordinator — Eden Cooney
Composer — JR Narrows
Sound Design — JR Narrows
Audio Mix — Machine