Unstable: A Ponytale - Animated Short, USA

Student - Texas Premiere!

​In Unstable: A PonyTale, a girl named Sydney is looking at ponies for sale. Instead of the fancy show ponies, she enthusiastically picks a crazed pony with a mean streak. The insane pony tries everything to shake her determination; however, through the bucking, biting, and crashing, the little girl’s smile never wanes. When the pony finally pushes her over the edge, they are surprised to make an unlikely team.

Director Lauren Hale grew up in rural Maryland, where she spent the majority of my time with a pencil in her hand or out in the fields with the horses. On her artist journey she was able to combine these two to inspire her senior thesis film.  Lauren writes:

"The question of if I would become an artist had never crossed my mind, more so what kind of art I wanted to pursue.

When the time came to enter higher education, I was amazed with every animated release. I felt the era of 3D style was being pushed to break new ground in terms of storytelling, and visual identity. I had made my decision to explore computer animation, and there was one name that stood out: Ringling College of Art and Design."

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