Thirst

They said it was a new blend
With a dark strong zombie brew head
And the label on the table end said “Never Sleep Again”

Written, created, and narrated by Andrea Schmitz
Music by Travis Knauss

“Thirst” is based on original poem I wrote at the end of 2019, edited for time. I wanted to explore something I see all the time in the motion design and animation industry – burnout. Sometimes, even if we can achieve a stable life as artists, we can still feel like failures unless we are chasing something bigger. But success often comes with a price.

I created the short for my animation anthology Things Took a Turn: On a Dark and Stormy Night www.tookaturn.com

Things Took a Turn is an animation anthology I created that challenges artists of marginalized genders to create new animated short stories by twisting familiar tropes and narratives.