Job:
Mercy for Animals
Agency:
Area23
Year:
2025
Every day, billions of hens endure lives confined to cages. Cracked exposes a glimpse of their reality — now it’s time to crack open the full story.
Cracked is an animated short that takes viewers inside the fragile shell of the egg industry. Inspired by the ancient technique of egg candling, it reveals a world few dare to look at — one that billions of hens are trapped in every day. It’s a haunting journey into this terrible industrial practice, brought to life through art, research, and compassion.
A mix of Traditional 2D animation with stop motion. We printed every frame of the film in transparente acetate divided in four different layers before shot it in stop motion and finalize the film.
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Executive Producer
Ito Andery, Juliana Aterje
Director
Gustavo Leal, Faga Melo
Account Manager
Larissa Virco
Head of Production
Jéssica Sales
Production Assistant
Felipe Moreira
Screenwriter
Lucas Abrahão
Storyboard, Animatic
Giovani Hirochi
Art Director
Felms
Illustrators
Ana Rocha, Felms, Jânio Garcia, Júlia Albertin, Lufe, Nicco Guedes, Stephanie Arcas, Thiago Richau
Traditional Animation
Bruno Tedesco, Danilo Cheng, Gabriel Chagas, Geovani Angelo, Jefferson Lima, João Mauricio, Lucas Franci, Pedro Marcelino, Robson Menezes, Thiago Geremias
Cleanup
Bruno Tedesco, Daiane Matheus, Denis Bargos, Giovanna Jahjah, Jefferson Lima, João Maurício, Julia Balthazar, Lucas Franci
2D Effects Animation
Bruno Leal, Jefferson Lima, Robson Menezes
2D Texture Animation
Julia Balthazar, Juliana Conradi, João Maurício, Lucas Franci, Luiz Felipi, Nicolas Audy
Motion and Compositing
Caique Moretto, Gustavo Miaciro, Larissa Garcia, Ulisses Soares
Live-Action Production Sevice
Pinguim Studio
Live-Action Director
Faga Melo, Gustavo Leal
Live Action Executive Producer
Arthur Sperry
Live Action Production Director
Tomas Victolo Sperry Cezar, Gilberto Enrique Cuscianna
Live-Action Production Assistant
Victor Passarelo, Antonio Carlos Passarelo Jr
DoP
Felipe Lion Salles Souto, Pedro Knoll Costa
1st Assistant Camera
Alice Ferreira Sesoko
2nd Assistant Camera
Lucas Elias da Silva
Making Of
João Vitor Amarante
Electrician
Marcelo Ferreira Marujo
Best Boy Electric
Danilo Ssoncela
Key Grip
Júlio Gonçalves Garcia
Best Boy Grip
Natanael Gonçalves Souza
Key Grip Assistant
Guilherme Oliveira Garcia
Hand Model
Andie Yahn
Production Driver
Gibinha
Grip/Electric Driver
Anderson
Câmera Truck Driver
José Carlos
Printing Company
3D Sign Comunicação Visual
Set Security
Sargento Carvalho
