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A young boy, Nathan, awakens in a surreal environment. As he explores the world, he comes to a painful realization.

Process Gallery

  • Title page for the film Fathom by Team Submerged
  • Production credits for the film Fathom
  • Plot synopsis for the film Fathom
  • Turnaround and character description for Nathan
  • Design pipeline to animate in an underwater environment
  • Design for the bedroom in the film Fathom
  • Concept for the animation of the splashing of water in the film Fathom
  • List of procredural VFX programs used to animate the film Fathom
  • Three scenes stills from the film Fathom
  • Storyboard focusing on the colors in each scene of the film Fathom

Awards and Recognition

  • 2022 Drawtastic “Golden Pencil Awards”

    Semi-Finalist, Best Student Animation

  • 2022 New York Animation Film Awards

    Semi-Finalist, Best Student Animation

  • 2020 International Student Animated Film Animafantasia Festival

    Finalist, Student Animated Film

Official Selections

  • 2021 LittleBig Children’s Film Festival
  • 2021 KINO Short Film Festival
  • 2021 Anim!Arte – International Student Animation Festival
  • 2021 Athens Animfest
  • 2021 Dirigo International Student Film Festival
  • 2020 Animation Festival ICONA
  • 2020 Overmountain Animation Festival
  • 2020 Down East Flick Fest

The Team

  • Kate Anderson

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Producer, Story, Animator, Character Design

  • Sue Anderson

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Animator, Character Design

  • Connor Binford

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Director, Story, Animator

  • Andrei Paul Elenzano

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: VFX, Compositing, Backgrounds, Layout

  • Dakota Estes

    BA in Music and Sound Design

    Role: Music, Sound Design

  • Russell Higgins

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: VFX, Compositing

  • Thomas Parrish

    BA in Music and Sound Design

    Role: Piano Performance

  • Claire Selvog

    BFA in Digital Art and Animation

    Role: Color, Clean-up, Backgrounds

Animation Stills

  • A boy steps out of bed onto a seemingly solid surface made of water.
  • A startled boy sinks beneath the surface of the ocean.
  • A boy sinks into the ocean looking up at the surface.
  • A hand submerged in the ocean reaching up for the surface.
  • A panicked boy submerged in the ocean reaches up.
  • A boy in a darkened room lit by a fish tank.
  • A boy in bed looking at a fish tank.
  • A boy crying on his side in bed.