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art direction / digital art

My name is Ben Smith and I'm a Digital Artist living in Berkeley, CA. I like to make things. I work with the awesome folks at Remedy Editorial as an Art Director, helping to make videos for big events, social media campaigns, and everything in between.

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01 YEARN
2025



Credits

Created by: Ben Smith
Score by: Anthony Ferraro
Sound by: Bijan Sharifi
Color by: Riccardo Kovacs

Thank you: Remedy Editorial, Janette Krulick, Samantha Sartor, Mark Decena, Craig Crossley, Ginger Fierstein, Nate Salman Two statues in an art museum stare longingly at each other. During an earthquake, they finally hook up – defying the laws of religion, society, and physics.

A 3D animated film that took me just over two years to complete. What started as an attempt to learn Cinema 4D’s physics simulation tools quickly turned into this short film about love and lust, purity culture, and the beauty that can be found in letting go. 

“Life in Lubbock, Texas taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in hell. The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth, and you should save it for someone you love.” ― Butch Hancock







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