Cosmohedron | Animated Short

A surreal journey through the interconnections between all things.
Directed and Animated by Duncan Hatch
Music by Tom Ippolito
Sound Design by Noah Kowalski
Contact: [e-mail]

[@greebo4446]

This feels like an animation that you'd see on Adult Swim at 3am. The acid-trip style and overall vibe is really reminiscent of a lot of different artists they've featured. Absolutely can't wait to see what you put out in the future.

[@mrorange1225]

this is only the start

[@sonnyobrien]

Shutup

[@romchompa6858]

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[@romchompa6858]

WE NEEDED YOUR OPINION OBSERVANT MAN PL:EASE PUT YOUR COMMENT ON EVERY KZbin VIDEO WHAT WILL I DO WITOUT IT IM SO LOST WITOUT YOUR VALUABLE INPUT!@!!!@@#@!@&*@^$*&^%@$&^%@!#&

[@markfergerson2145]

More.Metal Hurlant than Adult Swim. Yeah, I’m old. So what?

[@Zbballs]

anybody else watched this while stoned

[@Mars-wp7pi]

I am rn

[@omiddoesnotomit9320]

Rn

[@bilbofloggins7713]

Duncan took the whole "create a universe" thing seriously. Reminiscent of a DMT breakthrough. Fantastic art, probably one of the best pieces ive seen in years.

[@phancat13]

This is an absolute masterpiece and criminally underrated. One of the most beautiful pieces of art I've seen in years.

[@boredandstoned13]

To stumble upon such an amazing piece of animation so early is a rare gift; your work here is amazing and you should be proud of it!

[@justindunlap1489]

Frfrfr

[@supme7558]

So early? Huh

[@sonnyobrien]

Why is it a rare gift exactly…? Doesnt make you special at all, or early for anything important. Its not like you are in queue for anything important or in line awaiting special treatment. Why, exactly do you think that it is? Or did you just write your idea out blindly without thinking? Your hyperbole exaggerates a lie. So why not just say in plain terms that you enjoyed the video? Why the extra unnecessary nonsense about BEING EARLY and RARE GIFTS. This feeds into terrible social media nonsense. Speak HONESTLY.

[@romchompa6858]

this is just weird

[@riversidehermit]

And with the PRIDE... please, for all life's sake enough with the PRIDE.

[@SvendalVeli]

This is not hobby material. This is career material!! I hope to see more from you, I think you could do something with this!

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

It’s incredible right? I’d love to see how you make it

[@steadyhum720]

Does having a career in something make it more valuable or meaningful?

[@SvendalVeli]

@@steadyhum720 I’d say at the end of the day that depends on the intended goals of your creation! But if you create to create you’ve already won the game!

[@unityunofficial5514]

@@steadyhum720 anything can become meaningless if you don't have the physical or financial support to continue. A career from this would entail being able to dedicate himself fully to pursuing his passion and being able to generate income from it. It is substantially more draining to put weeks or months into a project "for fun" while having a completely separate full-time career required to be able to live.

[@Babarakrimbel4884]

Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery. It's quite fascinating how effective they are for depression and stress..saved my life.

[@Heisenberg-35]

Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with health issues like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them but it's just so hard to source out here.

[@phillipXx]

Is he on insta?

[@ruthmaryanne7514]

sure!! he is the best mycologist i would recommend for you 😁

[@garypeters7261]

@@Heisenberg-35 grow them yourself! It's perfectly legal to buy the grow kits

[@JordanRike]

Psychedelics should be done when you are in a right state of mind, but many abuse it…

[@kalebclarke9156]

This is absolutely beautiful. The animation style is spot on, the artwork and scene designs were amazing and very appealing, the music and sound production was downright perfect, the story was very enjoyable as it went along and your sense of humour and your use of comedy was top tier. You should be very proud of yourselves. You have produced something truly incredible. You guys really have some talent here. I hope that we all get to see some more content from you in the near future.

[@duncanhatch1]

Thanks so much! We have some stuff in the works so stay tuned!

[@CosmicDTaco]

this is an amazing hidden gem of animation, my best wishes that more people get to see this.

[@rfwhyte]

Fantastic work, an utterly enjoyable ride from start to finish. Reminds me a bit of Felix Colgrave, which should be taken as high praise, and I think I detect a hint of perhaps some Moebius inspiration in the creatures, so I'm a big fan of the overall aesthetic. The music and sound design were excellent throughout as well. Stoked to be your only 16th sub, as I reckon if you can keep putting stuff like this out, you'll have a heck of a lot more subscribers soon enough!

[@duncanhatch1]

Thank you so much! Felix and Moebius were both big influences for me, so great eye! I appreciate your support!

[@moodyjazz300]

@@duncanhatch1 I could replay this all day. It's good to see some fellow enjoyers of this style, with yours now among them no less! It's no secret you've got a real knack for this kind of storytelling, and I'm happy to grab a seat. 𝒮𝓊𝒷𝓈𝒸𝓇𝒾𝒷𝑒𝒹

[@frogetaboutit]

Came here to say this, Felix would be honoured I think. Saw some studio Ghibli and midnight gospel nods/vibes in there too 😁 it is stunning 🫶

[@johnchemist8628]

While you do mind me of Felix, I'm happy you're not as dark as he is!

[@48956l]

Felix sucks this is far better

[@crazyimaginations1244]

The broad and expansive story telling/world building in this one video alone is something major Hollywood studios need to study on. Plus all the animation details is something to marvel at. Definitely something I needed that randomly came up in my recommendation cuz lately my recommended have been getting dry so I’m glad I was introduced to this. Love the art style and can’t wait to see more work from u.🙌🏾✨🔥🔥

[@cara.leo_]

Absolutely amazing! The smooth movements, the style, how everything transitions together, the muted yet saturated colors…beautiful. And so much imagery and symbolism to unpack! Truly felt like a good trip.

[@MeloAvis]

This is the type of a sober drug trip animation you'd see on adult swim, and it's so well animated! Good job :]

[@supme7558]

Sober..who

[@kevintorreszambrano9614]

Wanna see a not sober drug trip animation? Look up malice in wonderland

[@Alistocrat]

That was absolutely incredible, the fact that this doesn't have millions of views is a crime

[@daddydickum]

Because it's only 2 months old. Don't be that guy.

[@duncanhatch1]

Likewise, I hope to see more Hugo's Mind Palace!

[@Alistocrat]

@@duncanhatch1 Thanks so much!!!

[@starrychloe]

All the good people are banned from Reddit.

[@gazzy9136]

@@daddydickumdon’t be that miserable dude who is the buzz kill

[@jimwoodman8101]

Research has shown psilocybin to have potent to treat a range of psychedelic and behavioral disorder.

[@morganabigail1984]

I get to learn more about myself on trips than I have through over the years of therapy .

[@brooklynbaywatch6256]

That’s great, I really want to dispose alcohol addiction and depression. Been searching but I can’t find anywhere to source.

[@harrybill1249]

doc.Brent is your guy got all types of psychedelics stuff. Guided through my first experience.

[@BuckyBrooky]

Despite the recent research,, there’s no realistic timeline for when,, or if, psilocybin will be approved by FDA..

[@harrybill1249]

Yes doc. Brent

[@CLHall]

You definitely know how well you, Tom and Noah have done with this piece of art. You’ve put lots of time into this. I really like your style of animation. It seems like you have a distinct way of making things move that’s unique and I really enjoyed that.

[@7Cosmic7Dreamer7]

Always great to discover hidden gems like this one, this goes straight into my playlist of animated art. Amazing skill and creativity, keep it up!!

[@khalidalali186]

For someone who has had the fortune, of not only escaping the rat race six months ago. But, also to have only spent 6 years shackled within it, this piece of marvelous art of yours, brought a massive smile on my face. Thank you dude, and keep up the great work! 👍🏻 😃

[@Milark]

How’d you escape?

[@khalidalali186]

By saving 90% of my income during those 6 years, investing in index funds, and working freelance on UpWork, selling services online, and selling products online on Etsy.

[@blanko7971]

​@@khalidalali186is that really escaping tho?

[@khalidalali186]

It certainly is. I can work from anywhere, with whomever I want, and whenever I want. I’m healthier, I workout everyday, I read everyday, and get to travel more. Not having to commute by driving 90 minutes everyday, is in of itself a relieve like no other. Not to mention no longer being stuck in a 9-5 setting.

[@cam8696]

bro im offf shreoms bitch wtf does that mean 😭

[@erinmagner]

I love your transitions between wildly different environments that don't feel jarring or disjointed at all. I also love this mechanical flying bird-harvesting machine that eats the crops it picks. Very cool stuff.

[@uhuju1]

that ending made me laugh out loud. it got so beautiful for a second and then you masterfully bring up elements that were set up what seems like ages ago 10/10 cartoon. people like you make me so thankful to be alive. what an amazing feeling to be able to look at something so creative and personal and feel it resonate with me

[@HumanNameAgain]

This is phenomenal! I really love the story that you created. In a strange way it's very understandable, a fantastic description of the mystery of reality.

[@Fuzzled369]

reality has no mystery it is all very easily understandable almost to the point where you just want to go explore space.

[@user-of7xt3pu1l]

I want to buy your account.

[@boblydecker5951]

I came across this by absolute chance. Something about the thumbnail art intrigued me enough to give it a chance. I press play not expecting much at all, thinking I’ll be clicking away in no time. With each second that passed, I was pulled deeper and deeper into this truly imaginative and at points, creatively inspired madness. The green being with the wispy tentacles and those eyes that would almost bubble to the surface of its flesh………… A masterpiece!!! Great work to the team that brought this all together. Hopefully the success of this piece will lead to much, much more!!! We can only dream! 🏔🦉🏔

[@zacdunker92]

This was so amazing it made me cry, there are few positive things you take away from being on your phone and this is one of those positive things. Thank you ❤

[@babybuntin1]

That was Fucking brilliant - the themes were so seamlessly woven together. one image and scenario flowed so well into the next that you scarcely realised the missing link between all of them was present right at the beginning. And all that without using any words? Bravo my friend. A stunning piece of work, not just visually, but poetically and narratively too.

[@nietzschebietzsche]

Brilliant animation. The creativity, the symbolism. I stumbled onto this video and it was lot of fun to watch!

[@cryptospectr]

Holy goodness gracious .. This is truly fabulous DUNCAN! Really love it, and keep spotting references as I work through it. Fantastic achievement, I love everything about it dude...

[@JaphyGrant]

This video just restored my faith that you can still discover amazing new work on the internet. Literally clicked thinking, oh something original! And boy was it worth it. Thank you for this!

[@camilotriana8907]

And just when the farmer appeared and I was wondering what happened to all the previous characters we saw they just showed up, and I got my closure. Thank you xD. I loved every second of it!

[@haonj]

Insane to just stumble into this absolute masterpiece of art first thing after work. The way it speaks on the multiverse is so well put together, that it feels almost like some primal truth, like something humans had always known but have forgotten. Incredibly rare feeling to be able to capture in media. AND the pacing was incredible! Magnificent work!!!!!

[@vidyajamesu]

What an outstanding short. Criminally underexposed!

[@brunoruiz-huerta9859]

the animation style here is so fluid, you can perfectly sense each characters weights and motion realistically

[@hughkremer4026]

One of the best animations I've seen on KZbin. Super creative oozing with personality.

[@colinstreet6782]

very high rn this a legit piece of art that had thought and time through it and it shows

[@MP-dz3xs]

Remarkable. Very smooth animation work. Reminds me in some parts of Felix Colgrave yet everything has it's own flavour. I absolutely love it ❤

[@music.shivverr]

I love this! You're such a good storyteller! just getting a glimpse into this world. It all makes sense! I too hope to see more from you again!

[@GiuseppeCasey]

The colour grading alone is fantastic. Really glad KZbin recommended this to me and I look forward to more.

[@animatorFan74]

So trippy but it's so clever.... well done in making this.... very esoterical but it still sends a message :)

[@CurrentlyBlazed]

Oh hell ya. Right up my ally, love the animation style. I look forward to watching your stuff on Off The Air

[@jameswarner7435]

Awesome! What an incredible journey, loved every minute of it too. Thanks so much for creating and sharing it with us!

[@Bongwater33]

Wow this was gorgeous on a huge screen while super baked! Thanks dudes for the excellent work!

[@insektAnimation]

Really nice animations! Especially the morph from tadpole to frog

[@theclassycoww1639]

This opened my third eye! Of course, I was then immediately consumed by a vacuum bird.

[@ev446]

I really wish this was like half an hour long and then part of a series of like 100 episodes.

[@jacobcamacho1753]

I like how the first guy in the beginning is listening to the retro encabulator. Very resourceful thing to have on.

[@zooMbasta]

wow, it's 5:30 am and i've got plans in the morning, and i just stumble across this? this animation is beautiful, you seriously outdid yourself here. this animation was such a journey and just took you on what felt like hours of fun adventures through the span of 7~ minutes. thank you for sharing your creation, im sure others will love your work just like i. :)

[@aidyn5916]

Everybody put your ganja goggles on for a 20/10 experience

[@nedharris6328]

Oh my lord this is so unbelievably good! Please keep making more stuff like this 💗

[@flashvaloudu6k94]

just... wow! What an incredible animation. I which you to keep it going as long as you enjoy it and give joy to all the people. A big thanks.

[@MatttheButcher]

So cool Duncan, you have an incredible imagination and talent! Hope you keep making content for us ❤

[@duncanhatch1]

thanks man! that means a lot

[@dappledproductions]

This is epic. What a great journey!

[@magnetdesignandadver]

This is incredible. Brilliant 'vibe' and style and detail and so perfectly continuous.

[@slartibartfast7921]

This is amazing man. The spiritual and physical intercourse is a great note to end it on too.

[@Denboii]

These animations are kick ass dude! Like someone else said, definitely looks Felix Colgrave inspired. The previous one reminded me a bit of Love & Theft too. Keep it up man, it looks like you’re finding the kind of crowd that can really groove on this kind of stuff (me included)

[@chichadisha4348]

Amazing work, also great sound selection.

[@buffaloattack]

been high for three days in a row after watching this. LOVED IT. Now do it again!

[@lukerupp2654]

Your hard work paid off man. This is incredible!!

[@TomMullins]

This was so well done, great job!

[@MilitaryBase-wt8jr]

micro dosed mushrooms after fighting depression for over 4years, being incapable of work for the last 2years. In shot summary I became depression free within a couple of months and still I'm 6months later it saved me.

[@AnnaThompsonWilliams]

I have been looking to get my hands on mushrooms since growing isn't an option for me Anyone know where I can get the source??_

[@GinaFred]

​@@AnnaThompsonWilliamsyes of course he's dr.jeffshroom

[@Tina-hb7ec]

​@@GinaFredyeah , he's dr.jeffshroom he got magic mushrooms , DMT , LSD and other psychs

[@StephenOscar-jj9qs]

​@@Tina-hb7ecTripping is not a bad idea but it shouldn't be abused

[@LarsHarvey-dy4vp]

​@@StephenOscar-jj9qsI really get happy anytime I see people talking about dr jeffshrooom he is the best All pure psychedelic and shrooms I get from him❤

[@idcthatyourup]

I'm so glad the youtube algorithm put this in my feed. I hope more trippy or and Intricate design comes out of this channel

[@duncanhatch1]

Thanks! I plan to keep creating animated content to post here, and hopefully the algorithm will continue to shine some light on it.

[@josephlansing2463]

Love the story. And a visual delight! Thank you!!!!

[@meltingcolorsthatdontblend1982]

What the fuck how the fuck does this not have more fucking views are you fucking kidding me this is ridiculous. This has to be one of the most entertaining, mind melting, universe altering, peace of moving pictures. I can’t believe that this doesn’t have more recognition in the greater animation community. Now, I am aware that I am over praising this piece of animation (mostly because I am a sucker for psychedelic imagery and honestly I would’ve preferred just a piece of animation that is nothing but surrealist, abstract patterns) but the shit still is pretty good. I love the use of humor and the seemingly unconnected series of events. And the twist at the end wear it combines all the parts together. The humor as a whole is pretty quality but personally I’m not the largest fan of the adult swim ask mentality of surrealist/absurdist humor. Except I didn’t necessarily mind it in this piece. Overall fantastic work and I am highly disappointed that this does not have more attention.

[@PigeonCat]

I really loved this :) especially the way Zeus and Gaia are on tinder or whatever dating app before such a fun way to transition into the crash. Really profound and hard to verbalize everything I got out of it

[@charcharbug]

absolutely incredible. you are inspiring, and your art is astonishing ❤

[@tallmidget841]

i had such a wave of emotion watching this i almost cried

[@fiercerodent]

I need like a 4h version of this to throw on a projector at a party. So trippy, so cool, and the end made me laugh out loud.

[@NonCompete]

Incredible work, I'm quite sure your channel will pop off soon. Let me know if you have any interest in being interviewed for a project I'm working on, basically asking artists how they feel about AI as it's emerging. Keep up the great work!

[@duncanhatch1]

Thanks! I appreciate that. I'm not sure if I would have much unique perspective to offer on the AI issue, but I'd be happy help out if I can.

[@sarahw8613]

absolutely amazing!! so creative , i love how it keeps going on to more might i say, psychadelic or philosophical universes. the reference to sisyphus was genius too!!

[@ryjohns1999]

I love this a lot. Thank you for putting so much effort into sharing it with us.

[@Flynnbojangels]

That was incredible, love the colours and creature designs. That bird was awesome. How did you create the assests? What software did you use?

[@duncanhatch1]

Thank you! Everything was hand animated in Adobe animate.

[@TheMultipower47]

I really loved this animation and was so surprised to see how little views it had! I really hope the algorithm picks this up soon. I definitely see some influence from Felix Colgrave but you really turn it into something unique and the sound design and music is impeccable. Overall I only have praise for this. How long did it take you to make this?

[@duncanhatch1]

I'm unbelievably grateful to say since you made this comment the video has picked up almost 100k more views! Felix does amazing work, he was a big inspiration for me along with other talented animators like Anthony Schepperd and lilfuchs. The sound and music was done by 2 of my very good friends. Their work really brought the film to an entirely different level. I worked on this project on and off over the course of 3ish years. It means so much that folks like you have watched it and resonated with it. Thanks for watching!

[@Jacob-ly8vs]

Found this on my first trip and couldn't be more thankful. What an amazing gift!! Thank you, thank you, a thousand times thank you.

[@duncanhatch1]

So happy it resonated with you!

[@katiedeppen3744]

I love love love seeing all of your hints at theorists and philosophy it's really neat

[@retrobabyNEWGROUNDS]

Hi Duncan I animating your characters saving multiverse With everyone's characters killing evil purple things going on too. Are you alive. :'(

[@jhanimalluvr5932]

This was indescribably well done and funny too- I really needed this today. Thank you so much! Good luck.

[@llDavll]

seeing this on a trip is a work of art, I love it, it makes me think a lot

[@purpleeveninginbed8175]

Standing Ovation! Yes! Thank you for making this wonderful film! 💖💥💖

[@micaelacegarra4816]

Marvelous work. Not only a great animation, also a deep thinking process.

[@just2watch1clip]

Woah, the sound design on this is amazing as well. Everybody go back, put your headphones on and watch again

[@duncanhatch1]

Tom and Noah really killed it on this one. Sound plays such a huge role in film, but doubly so with animation.

[@samueljenks5366]

Beautiful piece of art, truly unappreciated. You brought an imaginative experience that was refreshing with this animation. I really did quite enjoy this work, and will share it; keep creating beautiful works my friend.

[@NativeK417]

We need more!! This is amazing great work!!

[@__m37]

This one of the greatest animations i have ever seen!!! I need to see a show with this art style!!!

[@zackwebb8697]

So many great moments in this. Love the nod to Sisyphus!

[@mysticalorb444]

This is so incredible. One of the best videos I’ve seen in a really long time

[@davegillbert8947]

i really hope in like 8 years this is one of those videos that is randomly recommended again and has millions of views

[@duncanhatch1]

I'm already blown away at the attention it's gotten. Thanks for your comment!

[@Joys_funclub]

Forgot to say, I love this. So fantastic and incredible work. Amazing!

[@Zomby1Woof]

Cool, this seemed like something right out of the 70's.

[@jstrawnusn]

You are gifted, thank you for sharing this with everyone.

[@nicanonn6840]

It’s very beautiful how you can construct and build your own worlds, universes with art and make it all flow. The work some people put into creativity just because is what being alive is about.

[@ellenlandowski1659]

Awesome trippy animation. The barbarian popping out of the office guys with the pink shirts made me think of the beginning of the movie Heavy Metal...

[@ryanslife776]

this is absolutely incredible. really cant wait to see more from you.

[@donteatmecows9730]

Thank you guys so much for making this! I hate the common KZbin content that always puts things in an expected box/way (you know what I mean?) = most videos have elements that are very easy to conceive which I don't find very interesting. I love for things to be taken out-of-the-box and not given any limits. This kind of video is the kind that's healthy for me to watch more often to help with abstract creativity!

[@Nonexistentialism]

It reminds me of “An Object in Motion” in the best way. For one, it just keeps going. You inspire me :)

[@melinafrank9737]

had no idea what I clicked on but I was in for a treat, that was so good what a cool piece of art!!!

[@KeighlyBeck]

Such a magical experience! The absolute genius that has to be behind the production if this video is insane😊❤ love it

[@Agony..]

How you managed to sum up all of the ideas and experiences I've had on acid IN 8 MINUTES is beyond me. But I really, really love this!

[@UnwrittenSpade]

Randomly found this and couldn’t be happier I clicked love it! Like some trippy fantasia keep it up man

[@1speedracer3_51]

The color palates here are amazing

[@ninlver22]

Dude, idk how I found this, but I’m so fucking glad I did. I can’t even. Thank you. Just fucking thank you. This shit is mind-altering. Good show.

[@tizianocolombero2657]

You tube knows exactly when I'm stoned and what to feed my brain of in these moments. Ain't it sort of both amazing and scary?

[@jacobminor1122]

I love this!! It's so creative!! Keep up the good work, it's super unique and keeps me thoroughly entertained