Substance is a film written, produced and directed by Jamaal Bradley. It's about the divergent paths taken by two brothers.
Bradley has had a great career as a Supervising animator at studios like Pixar and DreamWorks. His credits include
Kung Fu Panda 3,
Penguins of Madagascar,
Puss In Boots,
Tangled and
The Croods series. He's also been employed in the videogame industry for many years and currently works as a Senior Animator at Valve Corporation. His game credits include
Team Fortress 2,
Left For Dead 1 and 2 and
Medal Of Honor: Breakthrough.
Substance is the first film from Bradley's PopWilly productions. His collaborators on this project include lead story artist Michael Yates (Pixar), and executive producers Bruce W. Smith (Sony Animation) and Ken Birdwell (co-founder of Valve Corporation). Gixel technologies in Chennai, India will handle post production and finaling. The film's composer is Stephen 'Bud'd'a' Anderson.
Cartoon Brew will serve as an associate producer on the project. Have a look at the teaser trailer below and check out this
exclusive interview with Jamaal.
SUBSTANCE Teaser from Jamaal Bradley on Vimeo.
Substance will debut on the festival circuit in early 2019.