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CRIME: The Animated Series

From bank robbers to cops to victims to observers, Crime: The Animated Series, explores how crime affects us all.  Created by Alix Lambert and Sam Chou, CRIME: The Animated Serie is dark, compelling, heartbreaking, always intimate, and yes -- sometimes even funny. 

CRIME: The Animated Series Festival Laurels Sundance TIFF OIAF

Samson Styles: Fourth of July

Samson Styles: Fourth of July

Samson Styles: Fourth of July

BET journalist, Samson Styles, talks about being a stick-up kid and what happened to him one Fourth of July.   The animation medium was a combination of hand-drawn, pencil on paper, paint and digital paint and composite. 


REEL Asian International Film Festival 2013

Joe Loya: The Beirut Bandit

Samson Styles: Fourth of July

Samson Styles: Fourth of July

 Joe Loya, former bank robber and author of The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell, talks about his early bank robbing days.  


TIFF Official Selection - 2013

Winner Ottawa International Animation Festival 2014


Nelson George 2008

Samson Styles: Fourth of July

Joe Bascetta: Pelican Tattoo

Writer and culture critic, Nelson George, talks about his childhood, the nature of crime, and the state of Hip Hop in the year 2008.  

Joe Bascetta: Pelican Tattoo

Joe Bascetta: Pelican Tattoo

Joe Bascetta: Pelican Tattoo

 Owner and operator of Pelican Tattoo in Hartford, Connecticut, Joe Bascetta has spent many years observing the various crimes around him from his Park Street address.  

He Was 28

Joe Bascetta: Pelican Tattoo

Marcus Mcghee

 The speaker prefers that her name be with held. A forensic artist in Tennessee.  
 

Marcus Mcghee

Joe Bascetta: Pelican Tattoo

Marcus Mcghee

 Marcus McGhee, a school teacher in Hartford Connecticut, tells the story of when his car was stolen and the police did not help him.  


Sundance Official Selection 2014

Dallas International Film Festival 2014 

Atlanta Film Festival 2014

Press

CRIME: Joe Loya — The Beirut Bandit, is playing the Toronto International Film Festival

CRIME: The Animated Series Hits Toronto

Sundance 2014 Selects “Ernest and Celestine” and 13 Animated Shorts

CRIME: The Animated Series Hits Toronto

Filmmaker Magazine: One of these animated tales, CRIME: Joe Loya — The Beirut Bandit, is playing the Toronto International Film Festival this week...

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Indiewire Crime The Animated Series Jerry Beck

Crime: The Animated Series

Sundance 2014 Selects “Ernest and Celestine” and 13 Animated Shorts

CRIME: The Animated Series Hits Toronto

IndieWire: The show is an exploration of crime and criminal behavior using real interviews and real stories from the actual people. It features a bank robbers, cops, gangsters, and victims of crime but ultimately ...

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Best Animation Series for Adults:
Crime: The Animated Series by Sam Chou & Alix Lambert (USA) Ottawa

OIAF 2014 Winners Announced!

Sundance 2014 Selects “Ernest and Celestine” and 13 Animated Shorts

Sundance 2014 Selects “Ernest and Celestine” and 13 Animated Shorts

Cartoon North: The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) competition component has come to an end with the highly anticipated award ceremonies, which were held this evening at St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts. 

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The Sundance Film Festival has announced the film selections for their upcoming edition, which will

Sundance 2014 Selects “Ernest and Celestine” and 13 Animated Shorts

Sundance 2014 Selects “Ernest and Celestine” and 13 Animated Shorts

Sundance 2014 Selects “Ernest and Celestine” and 13 Animated Shorts

Cartoon Brew: The Sundance Film Festival has announced the film selections for their upcoming edition, which will take place in Park City, Utah between January 16-26. 

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The Sundance Film Festival has released its list of new animated shorts that will screen in Park Cit

13 Animated Shorts to Make a Splash at Sundance

13 Animated Shorts to Make a Splash at Sundance

13 Animated Shorts to Make a Splash at Sundance

Animation Magazine: The Sundance Film Festival has released its list of new animated shorts that will screen at the event in Park City, Utah. This year’s Short Film program, which features 13 animated titles, is presented by YouTube. 

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Road to Sundance 2014: Crime: Marcus McGhee (a short), directed by Alix Lambert and Sam Chou

Road to Sundance 2014: Crime: Marcus McGhee

13 Animated Shorts to Make a Splash at Sundance

13 Animated Shorts to Make a Splash at Sundance

All About Indie Filmmaking: Tell us about your film (include title of film and category your film will play in Sundance). What inspired you to make it? Alix: I published a book titled CRIME. The book is a collection of interviews...

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CRIME THE ANIMATED SERIES OFFICIAL SITE

CRIME Official site

13 Animated Shorts to Make a Splash at Sundance

Style5’s CRIME makes an appearance at TIFF 2013

CRIME: THE ANIMATED SERIES

OFFICAL SITE

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sam chou's CRIME makes an appearance at TIFF 2013

Style5’s CRIME makes an appearance at TIFF 2013

13 Animated Shorts to Make a Splash at Sundance

Style5’s CRIME makes an appearance at TIFF 2013

Cartoon North: It’s great to see so much Canadian animation on this year’s TIFF lineup...

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CRIME: Joe Loya – the Beirut Bandit

CRIME: Joe Loya – the Beirut Bandit

CRIME: Joe Loya – the Beirut Bandit

Go Film Magazine: Joe Loya, former bank robber and author of The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell, recalls the first time he robbed a bank, in this noirish animated short from acclaimed directors Sam Chou and Alix Lambert. 

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