IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY
ASTER
A COLOSSAL PRODUCTION
The journey of two storks on an ordinary workday reveals the urgent crisis in maternal health care in the United States.
One stork has a relatively safe trip to deliver her baby, while the other faces significant dangers, risking her life; each obstacle serves as a metaphor for various forms of violence or obstetric complications.
Upon reaching the maternity ward, the stark difference between the two storks becomes clear: the one who barely survived is the one delivering a Black baby.
STORK METAPHOR
SCENARIO METAPHOR
PAINTING METAPHOR
REAL METAPHOR
CREDITS
IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY
Production Company: THE YOUTH
Post-Production Company: COLOSSAL
Director: YUCA
Executive Creative Director: Eduardo Lubiazi, João Machado
Executive Producer: Eduardo Lubiazi
Head of Production: Daniel Maia
Post-Production Coordinator: Yasmim Uehara
Art Director: Eduardo Rosa
Animation Director: YUCA + Bruno Brasil
DOP: Yuri Maranhão
Producer: Yasmim Uehara, Mauricio Kazu Yamashita
Post-Production Coordinator: Yasmim Uehara
Post-Production Coordinator Assistant: Nicole Lia Rêgo da Silva, Ana Paula Godoy
Production Coordinator: Carol Cherobim
Assistant Coordinator: Camila Pires, Lu Krasa
Finance Department: Iza Lubiazi
Head of art: YUCA
Art Director: Eduardo Rosa
Animation Director: YUCA + Bruno Brasil
Screenplay: Viton Araújo, Eduardo Tavares
Editor: Leonardo Salomão
Assistant Editor: Victor Balestrin
Printing Studio: Farbewerk Fine Art Lab
Printing producer: Daniel Farbewerk
Painting Studio: ATELIÊ 39
Painting Artists: Ana Beatriz Artigas, João Paulo de Carvalho
2D Animation Supervisor: Denis Bargos, Daniella Schuarts, Bruno Brasil, André Ruivo
VFX Supervision: Rodrigo Stradiotto, Diogo Gameiro
Lead Conform and Delivery: Victor Balestrin
Conform and Delivery: Ricardo Jug
Lead Concept Artists: Beatrice Bandiera, Fabio Miraglia
Lead Illustration: Marília Mafé, Diogo Saraiva, Bruno Rosal
Concept Artist: Marília Mafé, Taíssa Maia, Che Marcheti, Ana Maria Sena, Bennê Oliveira, Camilla Muniz, Cinthia Saty, Helô Rodrigues, Fabio Miraglia, Diogo Saraiva, Bruno Rosal, Daniel Cramer, Gabriel dos Anjos, Fernando Nas, João Capoulade, Douglas Lopes, Wilson Panassi, Felipe Parucci.
Storyboard: Walfrido Monteiro
Previz animation: André Ruivo
2D Animation: Carol Caporrino, Nana Siqueira, Gabriela Chamorro Diniz, Danila Ribeiro, Thalyne Chrystyna, Gabrielle Paparelli, André Ruivo, Diones Ignacio, Robson Vilalba, Anderson Omori, Gilson Júnior de Souza Bastos, Bremo, Gui Kirinus, Geovani Angelo, Carlos Yury, Gui Klein, Sid Ahearne, Alexandre Sales, Gabriel Fraga, Gabriel Chagas, Robb Reis, Denis Bargos.
VFX Animation: Nana Siqueira, Hermes de Lima, Fhilipe Marmori.
Lead Clean Up: Mateuz Fernandes
Clean Up / Painting: Clara Luz Carvalho Salazar, Nana Siqueira, Giovanna Jahjah, Melissa Ferreira Sartor, Renata SHP, Brenda Maryan, Taiza Nogueira, Mateuz Fernandes, Robson Vilalba, Diones Ignacio, Dudu Querubins, Ulisses Jucá, Luiz Alvares, Pedro Solano, Thallyson Silvestre, Moacyr Neto, Diogo Saraiva, Carlos Yury, Lucas Batalha, Rosinaldo Lages, Josias Bosio, Bruno Mazzilli, Leonardo Vincensi, Rafael Sinnott, Lucas Moraes, Fabio Soro, Lucas Fernandes Siqueira, Jonatas Freire da Silva Souza, Rhuan Gonçalves de Oliveira de Farias, Diego Akel, Lucas Felipe Pereira.
2D Compositing: Gabriel Rocha, Diego Eduardo Loz, Tiago Castro, Adelir Boeira, Lucas Santiago, Jean Lamin, Alan Jose Dias.
Compositing: Michel Takahashi
Colorist: Erick Moraes
3D Previz: Lucas Lira
3D Animator: Tiago da Silva
Motion Graphics: Janaína da Veiga
Still Craft Photographer: Diego Cagnato
Stabilization Compositing: Everton Ricardo Sabino (Tom), Nícolas Braga de Medeiros Nicolak
Live action
Director: YUCA
DOP: Yuri Maranhão
1st AC: Jenny Desrosiers
Steadicam OP: Emma Leavy
BB: Melquan Q Ali
Make up artist: Cris Severo
Sound Mixer: Emily Strong
Producer: Stella Bloss
Producer: Livia Borjaile
PA/Driver: Elijah Joseph
Still Photography: Talitha Ramos
Casting: Amanda Gabrielle Baia, Bruce Arturo McIntyre III, Camilla de Souza, Carla Williams, Denise Miller, Emilie Rodriguez, Sarry Nemorin.
Music Company: Satélite Áudio
Music Direction: Roberto Coelho, Kito Siqueira e Hurso Ambrifi
Account: Fernanda Costa, Renata Schincariol, Daniel Chasin e Karen Nakamura
Music Production: Roberto Coelho, Hurso Ambrifi, Thiago Colli, Koitty , Alexandre Avicena, Pedro Pelotas e Nando Diniz
Post Production and Mixing: Carla Cornea, Vithor Moraes, Arthur Dossa, Andre Giannini e Esteban Romero
Production Coordinator: Camila Guedes, Letícia Oliveira, Bea Vieira e Mariana Tardelli
Special thanks: Filipe Zapelini, Cris Severo
In memory of our beloved friend Juca Salomão
Approved for: Fifi Kara. Co-Founder & CEO at Aster Care.
