What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? In this 30 second film we use a stark contrast of style and colour to show that as America thrived and celebrated their power, their slaves were victims of gross injustice and cruelty.

An animatic of a 30-second snippet from "What, to the American Slave, is Your 4th of July?" The visuals highlight the contrasts between freedom and slavery. The final version will include color throughout, animation of characters and effects, and other refinements.

the full length speech

Storyboards depicting the cruelties of slavery represented by a traveling bleeding stripe and graphic iconography.

A rough animation of the gross injustices of slavery in America.

We explore the meaning of the 4th of July to a slave using a stark contrast of style and colour. The 4th of July was only made possible by its dark underbelly...slavery.

4th of July at the beach, sun, shand, and strange fruit. To see the full version see comments section. This version is mostly story boards, final version would have a lot more anmation in the characters as well as some more special effects .

The bearded tyrant brings in slavery the children of the city. The Good King with the cowboy hat fights for the freedom of the children. Tearing down the whole city in the process, with its inhabitants. But the hope, is it still alive?

An attempt to transpose Frederick Douglass speech to present time. Unfortunately it is yet actual: slavery still lives in different and insidious forms.

An attempt to transpose Frederick Douglass speech to present time. Unfortunately it is yet actual: slavery still lives in different and insidious forms. This is only a short demo of the whole work. This version resolution is lower than the original.