Interface (Full Animated Movie) in VHS

Available on VHS & BluRay: umamimerch.com/
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Interface is a two-hour animated sci-fi, originally released as a web series on KZbin.
Created by Justin Tomchuk (umami)
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Assistant Writer & Animator/Producer Karolina Szablewska
artkarolina.com
☆ Soundtrack ☆
Original Soundtrack Composed by Justin Tomchuk
Vinyls, CDs: hexsystem.bandcamp.com/merch
☆ Cast ☆
Mischief by Justin Tomchuk
Mr. Greetings by Philip Hersh
Henryk’s Daughter by Christa Elliott
Octopus Chef by Yoshi Ando
Hazmatz Mascot by Phil Jamesson
Ringmaster by The Minute Hour
Flying Head by Bob Grossi
Television Host by Libby Brien
Museum Staff by Eve Sevigny
☆ Ringmaster Speech ☆
Written & Voiced by The Minute Hour
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☆ Hazmatz Commercial ☆
Written & Voiced by Phil Jamesson
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☆ 3D Models ☆
G.R. Airship & Baby Models by Rovný Zdeněk
Rigging & Animation by Sadaf Mohiti
Bell P-59 AiraComet by Baranger Emmanuel
Olympic Stadium by Alexander Mika
Horse by Tomasz Jurczyk
Rigging by Carlos Contreras
Animation by Amitesh Nandan
Airship Transformation &
Tumbler-Snapper Animation by Ray Elemento
“A Future” Performed & Recorded at Solitaire Recording Studio
Violinist & Violist, Ella Haluk Whelan
Recording Engineer, Alan Whelan
solitairestudio.com/
☆ Visual Assets ☆
One Hour of Imaginary Celebrities
NVIDIA Corporation & Aalto University
Creative Commons Attribution License
☆ Sincerely, thank (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞ YOU! ☆
To my Patreon supporters and fans, for their ongoing support, enthusiasm and generosity which has helped tremendously in bringing this project to life.
☆ Film Festival Official Selections ☆
Glas Animation Film Festival 2022
Chatanooga Film Festival 2022
Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2019 (Part I)
FilmQuest 2022 (Ep 9-11, Series Compeition)
Animaze 2022

[@prahanormal]

I would absolutely buy a vhs of this series. Edit: I absolutely bought a vhs of this series.

[@Pchelozavr]

I didn't bought this but it's okay

[@nicekeyboardalan6972]

@@Pchelozavr Good Morning Sirs

[@honeybun3596]

i want to get it so bad

[@prahanormal]

I recieved the VHS of this series and it's cool.

[@maynardj.keenan8957]

I bought the VHS of a Nexpo’s “Local 58” series and I love it. I wish I could get a copy of Interface on VHS but they are all sold out. I’m gonna have to buy the blu ray as a back up because I need to own this masterpiece in some format.

[@nicolaslg1421]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the fact that this is posted to KZbin for free? This is quality work you would normally see only at a theater or a film festival.

[@dreaziemobbins]

Take a larger moment to realize it was edited from a web series which is also online for free. Always has been.

[@scottsound4711]

This is s h I t go give Ta head a shake

[@DanikaOliver]

This type of experience of finding random art is what keeps me getting back online.

[@chrislaplante4787]

Absolutely my friend . That’s exactly what i’m currently experiencing to the T’ . 🤘😎

[@ghostdelay6770]

@DanikaOliver you are amazing ❤

[@DanikaOliver]

@@ghostdelay6770 why, thank you?

[@UserRedZero]

Leaving this as an unmarked VHS at a truck stop in the middle of the desert would go hard. 📼

[@Lewcifer0]

Man, can’t believe it’s already been a year since this masterpiece ended. Time flies.

[@World_Wide_Web_Wyyzrd]

Ah shit that was a year ago...

[@Zombie_Chow]

Time flies. Interesting creature idea

[@SadTown99]

Nay for it was a time since this masterpiece only just began ...

[@willslls8901]

I just found it. Gonna have to set aside some time to watch the whole thing.

[@coffee_bagel]

it's gonna premiere at 7:42 PM Eastern time so Mischief will say "the year was 1943" as the time will be 19.43!

[@keithwatkins8416]

Was that army time?

[@thejkyle]

@@keithwatkins8416 Zimbabwean Yucatan Pacific time

[@NitroRonin23]

Yes. That is military time.

[@amand7770]

It’s used in some European countries too in everyday life

[@diamonds3958]

I don't remember who or where I read about this but I remember seeing this then setting the time for it. I was eating a orange 🍊

[@dww7094]

This is kinda weird by my dad doesn't really care for films outside of westerns and some older martial arts movies but I happened to turn this on while I was hanging out with him one day and he was captivated by it. So thank you, we didn't finish it, I hope to do it soon but it was a good day with him.

[@glizzyreview7539]

I whole heartedly believe adult swim would put this shit up late night like peak 2am 3am slot. Would be so prime to be changing channels and see this on

[@Dandydust397]

He did a like two minute short for adult swim featuring mischief

[@austinmaser5127]

I happened upon this randomly and I was just scrolling the comments to figure out if this was something that originated from Adult Swim 😅

[@BillNyeTheBountyGuy]

Who would have thought some funny ha ha McDonalds posts, would lead to such a compelling full stack piece of art. It's been a trip U M A M I.

[@justinbennett9998]

I think U M A M I knew his magic from the first post. With a clear vision of where he was going.

[@9WEAVER9]

He at least had an idea of the direction he would take it

[@iexposethefallen485]

The haha funny McDonald’s posts where just messages for different observers

[@breezyhubo2191]

Wait what posts? Are there any references, I wanna see what the gas about

[@st.commodus1437]

@@breezyhubo2191me too, lmk plz if you do find out!

[@samaeltheundying]

I've set up an in person movie night and plan to showcase this masterpiece to my friends. The immersion is something that must be experienced.

[@justinbennett9998]

Best viewed on a light dose of mushrooms. Nothing too heavy or you'll get lost and then it's hard to pay attention. I had to try six times before I found the right dose and strain... 3g dry weight, purple mystics... .75 of p. Cyanascens if you're in the pnw region. Now would be a perfect time to look.

[@Newtons_Ghost]

@@justinbennett9998 bruh added the cliff notes for the shroomies 😂

[@_garicas]

@@justinbennett9998 holy shit that would be a hella dream

[@onetwothreefour5041]

@@justinbennett9998 top ten most helpful youtube comments

[@justinbennett9998]

@@_garicas that pink clown starts to make a hell of lot more sense. I can tell you that. Lol

[@dakotaneumann1259]

Imagine finding an obscure vhs of this in your attic not knowing what it is

[@lyricday562]

Its perfect and mysterious :)

[@justinbennett9998]

My grandchild will... I'm so excited for them. I'm going to put the vhs next to one of those old small TV's with a built in VHS player. Maybe my old SpongeBob one... I'm going to be THAT granddad.

[@radiofish5649]

Imagine finding a VHS!

[@kaz3725]

Today's mission...

[@wordbearer8202]

As a thrift shop enthusiast I can't wait for these VHSs to inevitably enter the rotation and catch some random person by surprise

[@Nephyrrus]

I really want to re-live this journey... the best web series by far on KZbin

[@dunkdon158]

Facts. The new series is great too

[@Flam9727]

I personally prefer Ena but this is a close second

[@Sovengard_Awates]

I Agree

[@izamanaick]

Idk, don't hug me im scared is up there too

[@junipersfolly2861]

id say the big lez show is p good too

[@ludwigthestrange]

This movie really made me think a lot about my life. I'm currently living with my mom and my brother is out taking college classes. I discovered this series when I was a senior in high school. Right now I feel my life has no direction and I'm not sure what I want to do with my life. I may come back to this comment in 4 years to update it.

[@sumdude-named-lemon]

Just a little reminder to keep going

[@unklekody]

you would be surprised to discover your own potential. you've got this.

[@elizabthharris6741]

Try different things til you find one you like I have had 4 careers in my 50 years. Caterer, bookkeeper, lab tech, medical assistant. Not including all the emergency and first jobs of course. Those were longer than 5 years or more jobs. My point is, you gotta try things to know if you like things

[@kylefuchs5583]

Allot can happen in a single month let alone 4 years. Take your time to discover yourself. I like to think the part where they are on the train and he chooses to sit facing the back to see his past instead of facing forward to see the future. It really speaks to me about how he is choosing to accept all of the choices he’s made up till that point and make the choice to look within and find a form of forgiveness for what he sees to be problems in his life. Keep moving forward. Forgive and don’t forget. And it never hurts to let yourself be humbled every day. Take care and hope to see you here again in 4 years.

[@2fast2fergalicious23]

Time flies bud, dont waste it and love yourself💜

[@nicole9volt]

You know a piece of art is great when it makes someone who can't draw a damn circle want to create art

[@doppy8682]

I would like to leave this message to anyone rewatching this entire series,trying to decipher it and all it's messages and symbolisms, trying to find the clear image, as I have: It's really hard to find that clear image. That is okay. In fact, I daresay that this is by design. It is part of it's beauty. Interface is abstract in nature, and just like in abstract art, the meaning is all up for interpretation. You could labor endlessly trying to decipher the true meaning behind everything, stuck in an endless loop trying to do so, haunted by all our questions, seeking answers, lost in time, not unlike Henryk in this series, and be tempted to succumb to a seemingly clear answer to everything that haunts us. But also like Henryk, we can also choose to find the meaning we want for ourselves, and forge onward from that loop, carrying with us, the answer that we have found for ourselves. Of course there COULD be a clear answer to everything, and we could ask U m a m i for them. He COULD have all the answers, but it seems that he isn't intent on giving them away. And that's okay as well. That means we are free to come up with our own meanings for this series, each as distinct and as beautiful as every frame of animation in all 7,037 seconds of this film. It's as Mischief said at their arrival at the lighthouse: "If I told you all I know, you would collapse too. It's not my place to tell you. These are things you'll find on your own." Thank you, U m a m i, for this wonderful modern masterpiece. I'm so glad to have existed just in time to discover it. To everyone else here, I'm glad to have been able to enjoy it with you. And remember: Don't get lost in time.

[@HolyClownFuckarus]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Mimaximan]

I believe this is Poland seen through the eyes of a Canadian

[@NatronFatumallafalla]

😢

[@eliom-n4051]

well put. very well put. I was doodling while watching this and its insane because about half way through I wrote above one of my doodles, "it's the meaning you give it", whatever I was thinking about, it sort of just came to me - i think that's what's so beautiful about this piece too.

[@paparoo9924]

"I'm trying to be a bird. I haven't quite figured it out yet." I felt that

[@nomadjensen8276]

I was at first a bit unnerved by the art and the stranger from the Philadelphia accident who became some 4th dimension entity or whatever you call him, but it wasn't long before my eyes were glued to the screen, the oddness of his character is strange and also endearing. I love the atmosphere of surrealism and pure abstraction mixed with the mundane. Haven't watched it all yet and trying 5o figure out what's going on and what the movie is telling me

[@robewing2001]

I arrived to this part in the film exactly as I read your comment..weird.

[@paparoo9924]

@@robewing2001 very lol

[@dallinjc3]

​@@robewing2001same thing just happened with me lol.

[@AmyRodgers-yo6yb]

My mind my bird

[@josefiestapants209]

Dude, idk why this was recommended to me but holy shit am I enjoying this so much. Been in a creative rut and always compare my art to others when I was so much happier before just creating random things. Thank you for the inspiration and thank you for the wild creation you call INTERFACE 🙏🏾

[@chrislaplante4787]

Beautifully said my friend 👌🙂

[@xhxhhdbdb7765]

I love you so much umami going to be able to buy the vhs soon. Never had such an impactful piece in my life

[@Oxide445]

I just recently discovered this while I was quite sick and heavily medicated and decided that this was what I wanted to watch. After finishing it, and then rewatching it in a much more coherent state, I can confirm that it was in fact not something I thought I dreamt up at the time. This is a masterpiece and I will definitely be purchasing a copy as this kind of otherworldly nightmare fuel is exactly the kind of art that deserves support. 10/10

[@h0ldmybeer514]

Are you me?!

[@Oxide445]

@@h0ldmybeer514 Yes

[@jonnyfavors7585]

And its thanks to people like David Firth with "Salad Fingers" is the whole entire inspiration behind this masterpiece. The creator himself says it.

[@marccarey4780]

You might really like ' murderchain ' , I've never seen anything like it. But idk how you'll ever find it. Its animation, also.

[@Oxide445]

@@marccarey4780 It was fairly easy to find on KZbin, the artist's name is Ondrej Svadlena. It reminded me of Mystery Flesh Pit National Park.

[@jasonsgroovemachine]

This is beautiful. It's like... Brazil, Peter Chung, Ralph Bakshi, Don Hetrzfeld, and Salad Fingers had a child. I absolutely love it.

[@davidmckayii752]

Me too.

[@vipahxxx7640]

This feels like something you remember from your childhood and don't know whether it was real or not. It's awesome.

[@longhairdontcare122]

You mean like childhood?

[@vipahxxx7640]

@@longhairdontcare122 like a something that you remember but could have been a dream from childhood

[@SeniorFoxy.]

The system they given us😄

[@aliakdogan9426]

felt exactly the same way

[@NatronFatumallafalla]

Omg I've seen this b4 I know I have back early 90s 80s

[@aefledlshaue]

my friend introduced me to this and OH MY GOD ITS AMAZING THE ANJMATION STYLE, THE UNSETTLING FEELING, EVERYTHING IS SO COOL

[@followingtheroe1952]

The use of perspective shifting is Kubrick level of genius. Like the segment from the owls perspective and its freedom and then we switch to Henryk looking at it through the car window to highlight his dissaciation. Another good example is Henyrk looking at the lighthouse coincidentally with his family. One detail that made me sad to think on it, is when theres the flashback with his daughter telling how he met his wife, one thing hidden in plain sight is that there is no color gradient to tell you its a flashback. Hes opened his heart to experience his family as if its the present. And now the depressing color gradient becomes the "future" Another detail thats cool is how his daughter says his "first words" were "i love you" which tells me that his silence is meant to express his tragedy, that his loss took away his voice. Henyrk endures because he doesnt try to bargain with the changing times like Mr Greetings did, but he opens his heart and heroically takes all the suffering that follows instead of continuing to dissociate from reality. To me this is a story of seeing the world as a creatively inspiring place when you are tempted to close yourself off in despair.

[@eerielconstantine5051]

I have loved this series since you first began it. I would wait and watch each clip. It’s an honor to see it in its entirety❤

[@abstractdaddy]

Thank you Eeriel :)

[@Suburban-United]

Clowncore is going on tour, and u m a m i is broadcasting a VHS movie of Interface. This is a most fascinating time for us during this great journey.

[@nandakoryaaa]

I see you're a man of culture

[@praticle]

oh shit they are!?

[@Suburban-United]

@@praticle kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppmUlqmonLtgacU

[@praticle]

@@Suburban-United Holy shit idk how i missed the announcement but I'm saving up for Iceland next year!!!

[@F4sy]

Imagine if they came to kentucky 🥵🥵🥵🤠

[@jeffandersen7397]

can't believe that i never heard of this until last night. I had brewed a cup of psilocybin/ginger tea (microdose) and was going to watch Fantastic Planet, but ended up here some how....the soundtrack alone was worth it 🍄

[@Microfaun]

Ordered! I just recently discovered this series and I've been obsessed ever since. What an absolute masterwork. This is the stuff KZbin was made for.

[@erikhawkke4861]

Being a man of few words I can say this, the music, it reached inside me. The message that I caught wrenched at me for my poor choices. So many times I made the wrong ones. And in the end I always feel emptier because I have no one left to share art like this with, so few left who appreciate anything not slid off to them from someone else's plate. And it all slips away..

[@jtkristen5282]

Thanks for sharing your comment. The emotion in it is art itself

[@mantistoboggan5650]

However dim the ember, the light remains. True art will never die as long as people like UMAMI keep the fire burning

[@Jtronique]

We have gained so much of life back, from taking in this masterpiece. Percy was a real experience to me, I made him (man makes God,) Hence, he has eaten my grief. He is the shinigami, and he is - Mischief.

[@Jtronique]

And like Perseus, Percy, Conquers with Snakes of Wisdom, Untempered Mercy, Perseus. Who held the head, With less than eight blades, each tinged red.

[@HolyClownFuckarus]

💋🛸🎄

[@studiodonbe]

Will not be there for the premiere, but still want to express how much I love your work

[@-pront2457]

Yeah eu time sucks for things like these

[@justinbennett9998]

You're here. You just don't know it.

[@kazaligog]

I've been watching Interface since I was twelve. I have pins, shirts, and even the frog plush of mischief in my room. Every new release changed how I saw art as a whole and your style allowed me to develop as an horror artist. You have absolutely inspired me in every way possible. Thank you for creating this amazing series.

[@sydneyneal5302]

There's so many golden quotes from this as well as a complete sense of yes I completely get this but I also will never be able to completely gets this... and if you think about it, that exact feeling of uncertain certainty is what I feel is an adequate take away. The passage of time and the human experience and the conflict of change, its horrors, its cycles. Looping and remembering and forgetting. Are we destined to destroy and rebuild again and again until no longer possible? And when we look within ourselves to find a place in the universe, the isolation you gain from your uncertain certainty, that dissociation. Disconnected. Always so many questions, never enough answers. The way this series was created and it's immersion is something special, pulling on that early internet nostalgia that is sure to be a staple for generations to come, it is so great and even more so fitting as we enter an era inevitably reliant on the internet and social media. Where are we going!?!?!? the horrible fate of not knowing the future, but that does not mean we cannot face it, running away into circles. The way the audience is guided through mischief's commentary and monologues and jabs while henryk does not speak, more so a template for you to project on. I think i could probably go on forever about this..... thank you for this, i can feel the love put into it and as such i am enamored with this

[@abstractdaddy]

Thank you Sydney :)

[@tylerhassey5210]

Oh shit I’m so psyched, I missed interface so much and really wish it’d come back at least with like a couple episodes or something

[@daverobinson8117]

You have seen safe mode?

[@justinbennett9998]

@@daverobinson8117 shhhhh.... If he doesn't know then he's not ready

[@BloodSugarLQ]

The interface is in safe mode

[@Jimmyknapp2]

@@BloodSugarLQ Love that double meaning

[@bozobrigade5704]

I’ve been following this series since before episode 10, seeing this now on its ultimate form is an emotional experience. The content itself awakens abstract feelings of longing, sadness, and other harder to place emotions tangled in introspection and reflection. The completion of this project Is like passing by a stretch of grass every day, watching a big building be raised. Once there was nothing, then there was something for such a long time, now it’s done. Crazy. Insane. Time passing by moment by moment

[@TheMrTaco420]

This is very well put and I empathize with your comment hard. This is pure art

[@thomasreynolds1387]

Thanks for the lift.

[@moiseslopez4238]

The most beautiful peace of art I ever seen in years, I Fckin love it

[@azazellon]

The fact this is released on VHS makes it so much more (terribly creepy) awesome.

[@thai6175]

This movie is on a whole other level while on acid... its crazy how its perfect for that... amazing work bro, this is a masterpiece for sure...

[@salrageaus200]

Yo how was the experience I kinda Wana try it lmao, pick up any kind of meaning from it?

[@sumdude-named-lemon]

I thought of that the entire time I watched this

[@babyinvasion]

I'm on ketamine and having a similar experience

[@mcchickenbaptistchurch.org2]

Everything mostly flew over my head and I don't know what the story is supposed to be about but it looks cool and I like the music so 11/10

[@TheKinglear14]

Thank you lmao

[@user-ef2uf2zm8n]

Ya idk what's going on here

[@thc_freebaser]

In 1943, a US Navy vessel in Philidelphia attempted to test a new cloaking device that likely used quantum mechanics. It didn't work as intended, as instead of cloaking, the ship and it's crew were teleported and fused into the hull of the shop, most of them perishing. The three survivors of this incident were Henryk (immortal main character, blue suit.) Percy/Mischief (freaky ethereal clown man.) and Joseph Greetings of Greetings Robotics. This incident seemed to cause a domino effect that revealed a concept known as "Cereberal Electricity" to the world. You can think of cereberal electricity as the concentrated substance formed through an excess of lived experiences, memories, likes and dislikes, emotions, and so forth. If you know about the pseudoscientific concept of "Qualia," I think of Cerebral Electricity as a coherent, visible version of that. The excess of cerebral electricity that flooded the wold from that point on caused many people to shift into terrifying forms and changed the color of the sky from blue to a scorching red. Decades later, Joseph Greetings has founded Greetings Robotics and finished it's development on K.A.M.I ,(Kinetic Autonomous Mechanical Interface) which is essentially a machine powered by CE to hunt down other cerebral electricity anomalies. The main story follows primarily Henryk and Mischief, focusing on how their histories intertwine and how they navigate the challenges they face, Henryk having to outlive everyone he has and every will love. Hopefully that clears a little bit up for ya.

[@sumdude-named-lemon]

Fr

[@MusicMissionary]

It seems like a metaphor for the corporate world exploiting spirituality. Not sure where the octopus comes in. Anyway, same...

[@binsworth]

You don’t know how grateful I am that you put this online. I own a copy that I’ve watched a few times already with different friend groups, and now I won’t have to wear it into oblivion doing repeat showings for all my goofball pals

[@cefev]

Wow! I did a compulsive "Don"t recommend this" on KZbin and amazing things like this, started to appear

[@AT-yz4eo]

I've watched this since the very beginning and still have no idea what to make of it. Masterful in the animation style, God like in art and abstraction.

[@paultapping9510]

watching this feels like how it felt to watch Aeon Flux at 2am on a school night, with the volume down low, when I was far too young to decipher it. Bravo, what a unique form of nostalgia.

[@HolyClownFuckarus]

💋🛸

[@sly_m]

Understanding this movie means becoming enlightened. The greatest gift a human can give.

[@MimickFox]

I was getting chills from the portion Mr. Greetings speaks with Henryk. The cinematography and composition fit with the voice work so well and it makes this one of my most loved animated films ever. Beautiful work Umami. Interface is definately in my top favorite animated films ever.

[@abstractdaddy]

Thank you :)

[@Andrew-ow6fq]

You very eloquently discuss subjects that are difficult to describe because we're subsumed by them in our daily lives. I feel like I've been given a lot to puzzle over. Also, I like your sense of humor. Thank you!

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

I'm 27 minutes in and my sanity is already at risk, good job 😭👍

[@brendanadair5131]

The scene of the CT scan gives me IMMENSE goosebumps

[@fearfulbrave]

Hope there's more big projects similar to this one or in this unique/odd realm that you've ever so meticulously created. The ambition it takes to make something of this caliber is truly impressive. The first time I watched this, it inspired me immensely to create right away. I'm a creative myself and use music as my primary means of expression and the score to this is magnificent. The soundtrack paired with the animation fits immaculately. I just can't say enough good things about this, like honestly. Spectacular.

[@abstractdaddy]

Thank you :)

[@fearfulbrave]

@@abstractdaddy of course hope to see more in the future

[@bryanchannell7715]

The midnight gospel

[@trevormeyer2191]

Mushrooms all week. This keeps coning back.

[@eonreeves4324]

i cannot explain how much i care about this film

[@dasdabeatjunkieprod]

Man everything in this is great. The animation. The textures, the story. It makes me laugh too. And the music is incredible. I wanna make a whole beat tape sampling this.

[@nubbosaur]

Watching this for my 3rd time, all the way through for my 25th birthday. I don't know why I find so much comfort in this series, so much nostalgia for a place I've never been. To me this series feels like one of the best depictions of PTSD, conflict with one's past, their identity, and the separation of the psyche. That true separation from both time and self that I achieved from trying to drown out my demons. My own interpretations probably aren't exact, but I believe the ambiguity of this work of art was not only intentional but necessary in order to allow some mental detangling on the viewers part. Much like how the subconscious shapes our perceptions and experience without our control. It must remain latent and not manifest, in order to assert influence. Thanks Umami, for making me feel so seen.

[@Goofy476]

Kind-of insane that you were able to make an entire movie, good job

[@voLumez]

Mischief is right. We don't live in the multiverse. We live in this one. Where our decisions have weight. Make those decisions count. Thank you for this. I always learn something new after watching it again.

[@niklausvenzendt]

This is one of those pieces that change the way you view art, life, and yourself. I cannot express how grateful I am to have found it. Thank you, Justin, for putting so much time and love into what is and will be, one of my favorite sci-fi pieces of all time.

[@auradraws1230]

Yes

[@montana5302]

I entirely concur. It has impacted me without a shadow of doubt. Grateful beyond words. 💙

[@Apparagus]

Halloween is an excellent time to premiere.

[@daelinproudmore5068]

The nighthawks ending leads me to believe it didn't have a happy ending. More disassociation and depression but captured in a sealed dinner with no escape.

[@rtyoder7782]

This series really is the Twin Peaks of KZbin animation.

[@EYESLAPJEWS]

Absolutely thought the same thing thought it was on VHS but that's just the filter so I came to the conclusion that this animated movie isn't from the 1970s or 80s or 90s

[@daniellichtenstein7541]

We should start a tradition of watching this on VHS while enjoying black coffee and cherry pie...

[@GillRaker79]

So good. Glad I watched the whole thing. Moving, funny, creepy, beautiful. A masterpiece. Same feeling as when I discovered that I liked old foreign films in my 20’s.

[@lobsterboywonder]

Hasn't premiered yet, still 7mins out. I know this is going to be the definitive way to watch interface. Thanks umami

[@austinmcbostonsauce]

This is one of those things that even if it gets uploaded endlessly over and over again I will still watch it every time. It’s just that good.

[@LordOfLemon]

After a long break from Umami, coming back to see this film in its full glory was an amazing experience. Can't wait to see the next project, I'll definitely buy some merch once I can afford it haha

[@0KaitoShion0]

What a work of art. I've been transfixed on the movie and watched it in one go. The animation has its own vibe and adding the VHS effect to it is just fantastic! I am in love with the works of art being referenced in the making and how the gloominess of a future of such a world just...grabs you, doesn't let you go. The pictures are still in my mind, the ambiguity of their words and actions make for such a large spectrum of interpretation that it resembles the quantum entanglement while being unobserved: creating a pool if endless possibilities of meaning. I would absolutely love to see this being shown in an Indie movie theatre, or any kind of art gallery. What a movie!

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I can't tell you how much I love Interface and Safe Mode and the other videos. It feels like I'm a kid discovering Liquid Television for the first time, or reading the comics that were printed in my local zines. It's an odd kind of nostalgia, but inspiring for my own art. Keep up the good work!

[@moe42o]

This totally reminded me of Aeon Flux.

[@user-ze7jb5vu9c]

Из этой анимации я понял только одно: когда душа изранена, когда она болит - ей требуется лечение, как и любому другому органу в теле человека! Но кто сможет вылечить душу, если никто не знает в каком месте человеческого тела она находится. Может это просто сгусток энергии находящийся в нашей материальной оболочке - в нашем теле? Но как бы там не было никакие сверхтехнологии не в силах излечить израненую душу! На это способна, по моему мнению, только любовь матери, или человека, не ждущего взамен от тебя никакой благодарности - ни материальной ни духовной, что в наши сверхтехнологичные дни - огромная редкость!!!

[@kenhunt3299]

This should be playing in museums.

[@terry10tnj]

This feels like classic science fiction while being the start of something completely new at the same time. This film changed the entire way I view storytelling and I have a feeling it’s going to be a cult classic for decades to come.

[@brokendeck08]

Heavy Phillip K Dick vibes.

[@alexcheshire8845]

The sound in this is absolutely amazing. Subtle things like the whooshing being louder with the spinning cigerette as the ends were closer and quieter when it was more horizontal, phenomenal.

[@Scuggish]

What a movie. Not just film, an experience to behold.

[@zomgisha]

beautiful, moving, surreal, funny. a work of art in story, visuals and sound. watching it on a CRT in the dark while sitting on the floor enhanced the experience, and made me feel a deep sense of wonder, like being a child again. genuinely happy i got to experience it, thank you from the heart!

[@SNEEDANDBREED]

We haven't just lost something. It was taken. The memory of it forcibly scrubbed. The shadow remains and from it we can rebuild it. We have to if we hope to survive. Your own life and mine and everyone you know depends on it.

[@ChaLktup]

I’m 6 mins into it… Kami is the name of my mother who recently passed and I’ve been getting heavy into the psychedelic realm… This shit is gonna take me on a ride no doubt

[@ionmarin1827]

Kami just means god/spirit in japanese

[@ChaLktup]

Indeed it does

[@erikarnold4737]

Interface is a true love of mine, art with a real soul. The animation gets so fantastic in some of the later parts that I can't wait to see what comes after this project!

[@bigpompano1659]

20:01 is my favorite music out of the whole movie. So eerie and offputting, yet comforting in a weird way

[@rflson87]

I just want to say this was pretty amazing just phenomenal thank you whoever created this piece of art

[@jacqueminot7224]

This masterpiece deserves a Peabody Award. Someone please submit it.

[@eerielconstantine5051]

Perhaps you can!

[@nukeflower.1759]

Take upon the responsibility, Jacque

[@JEMA333]

I hope someone does an in depth exploration of this series and its lore. Alot of things kind of flew over my head no matter how many timed i watched

[@skyyy7794]

a bunch of ppl already have the series is a year old, I didn't catch everything my first couple watches through the reason it might be hard to follow is because Justin made the story as he went along

[@rawdingz71]

@JEMA Nexpo did a video on it

[@erikhawkke4861]

​​​@@rawdingz71 Nexpo's video is on the incomplete series and incorrect on some points because of that. GPReeds did one a month ago from this posting and it is fully up to date.

[@KK-bc8iu]

This is so perfectly beautiful. I felt sick the entire time. I am so profoundly loyal to this. I'm ready to interface.

[@themangomanjuice]

I love revisiting Interface in it’s totality in VHS form, forever wholesome.

[@jessyruiz2528]

A Timeless masterpiece of visual and auditory presentation. such a captivating world that leaves so much to leave to the imagination. your hard work and efforts do not go unnoticed man, this is nothing short of spectacular and exceptional. mad props and respect.

[@abstractdaddy]

Thank you Jessy :)

[@Dr.Minerva]

​@abstractdaddy sorry bout that one time i name dropped you on wikipedia in the highschool lab.

[@SpvceWhxre]

I've been looking for this for the past 6 months or so and couldn't find it anywhere then just typed "animated vhs" and it was the first damn thing to pop up. XD

[@MarsTV_Cartoons]

Imagine a collaboration between Don Hertzfeldt and Justin Tomchuk. Our lives would never be the same!

[@theWarVet]

An Honest to God masterpiece.. hopefully you get that recognition in your lifetime.. (sometimes it decades for "the rest to catch up" when you're that far ahead.)

[@iivin4233]

Good art is like a tour that picked all the best elements and sensations of a country to show you.

[@spimbles]

i havent seen this webseries in full yet, only saw the first 5 or 6 when those were the only episodes out, but now must be the time. i already loved the look of it, cant wait to watch this whole thing

[@JoeLigmama]

This is honestly one of if not the greatest piece of art I’ve ever had the absolute honor, privilege, and pleasure experiencing. Thank you so much.

[@professionalaccount8012]

Watching how your style grew, how much more technical you had become over the months and months of work... I have so much hope in your new project. You'll do great things.

[@RadioJams44]

This deeply reminds me of old styled anime. ___ Also. Mischief and Henryk are a mood. ___ Silence is the answer. 🌝

[@bryanchannell7715]

Same

[@dg715]

Thanks for creating this masterpiece Justin

[@BoolianKazooka]

I've seen Umami's works here and there whenever they pop up in my recommended. Today the algorithm recommended this to me, and I clicked on it not realizing initially that it was two hours long. I decided to at least watch the first few minutes or until I lost interest. I was kept engaged the entire time, without looking away from the screen. This was incredible.

[@R3W1NDXD]

Stumbled across the trailer for this, and its everything i hoped for. The sound design and soundtrack are everything, and then this unique style, im in love fr

[@Sam-qd5pz]

I’m about halfway through rn and this is definitely gonna be one of my top movies in the last 5 years at least. The levels of nostalgia, fear, wonder, happiness and overall emotional depth is unreal. Kudos to the editors, the VHS quality gives adds to the nostalgia effect. It’s just an incredible piece… much of what previous comments pointed out, but it’s one of those videos in the great realms of KZbin that you simply must see. 10/10

[@eerielconstantine5051]

Ahhh I’m so excited, I’ve loved this series since it first came out

[@KetchupCanvas]

This is, without a doubt, one of the greatest works of cinema and animation I've ever seen and I am so glad I clicked on this video 😲

[@Chucken]

I saw a fragment of your work on Twitter Out of curiosity, I found your channel and started watching this video Man, I've never been so captivated by a movie as this one

[@LillianGraceFullofficial]

this series along with safe mode has been been a big inspiration for my writing and music. it’s so vague and confusing and over complicated all at the same time but just enough to get me interested and sucked In it’s world. even without analyzing its so interesting to watch.

[@TheAdonisAnimation]

thanks for uploading this to youtube justin. by far the best way to watch!

[@cybergothika6906]

I want to congratulate the creator or/and the writer when giving backgrounds to specific events, like the first exhibition of Kami for example was shocking, Better done than many movies of today. When Mischief becomes a muscle car it clearly feels uncanny and untrustworthy. Sometimes it gets seriously immersive, mostly because of writing and music. Thanks for posting this prime art in KZbin for free.

[@FlashWalf]

Immediately bought a copy as soon as I found out, was literally just telling a friend we should watch this and now I want to hold off to show them on the vhs. Not surprised they're already on backorder, just wish I had found out sooner!

[@Redneck_Hero]

Such a good series! Nexpo first brought this to my attention a couple years ago. Just bought a Blu Ray copy! Fantastic work and very unique art style!

[@abstractdaddy]

Thank you friend!

[@Redneck_Hero]

@@abstractdaddy My pleasure friend. Any plans on making more Mischief plushies?

[@abstractdaddy]

Just frogs for now, when they arrive in December. Might think of something different for the drop for next year.

[@thatarse]

So proud and amped to see how well you’re doing and simultaneously continuing to improve and create brilliant Toonage. Thank you, Bruvva.

[@abstractdaddy]

🤙

[@Erotesn]

I finally finished the series, there was a point were i wanted to finish it at the right time, i dont know if that was now, but at least theres finality. Amazing peice of art interface was and your series will always have a place in my life, thanks Umami.