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Synopsis
A hand-drawn dark comedy about an idealistic inventor who creates a device capable of detecting the true intentions of anyone it targets. At first, the readings are wholesome. Encouraging. And then, slowly, the truth gets uncomfortable.
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Do we really want to know what people are thinking?
As the Inventor and his friend test the device on people in the wilderness, the results shift from heartwarming to deeply revealing, exposing the uneasy thoughts we all carry about each other. What begins as a dream quickly proves to be more truth than anyone actually wants.
Directed by RJ Sullivan, The Intention Invention blends humor, observation, and classic hand-drawn animation to explore one question: do we really want to know what people are thinking?
Credits
- Directed by
- RJ Sullivan
- Voice cast
- Coulter Rail, Portia Boorhoof, Anna Simpson, Paul Baichoo, Alfred Smith, Will Blackmore
The filmmaker
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