Listen up, jabronis: Adult Swim’s SMALLS program, dedicated to discovering and spotlighting up-and-coming animation talent, has debuted a new short on its YouTube page. The latest drop is Beantown: Trial By Fire, an ode to those lost in the service industry trenches, from Los Angeles-based animator-director-voice actor Mike Manor (@Mike_Manor).
Featuring Manor’s distinctive pixel art animation style, the short centers on two newbies at a hyper chaotic coffee shop adrift in space. Robert and Phil must serve the teeming swarm of customers until one of them dies, and the survivor wins the coveted minimum-wage gig.
Beantown‘s voice cast of actors/comedians includes Chris Fleming, Rachel Kaly and Tevin “Mandal” Williams. The short features original music composed by Derek Simpson.
Adult Swim also recently launched its SMALLS fall compilation, which collects 11 shorts from SMALLS Volumes 12 & 13: I Ride My Bike When the Air Is Crispy by Julian Glander, Wishing Apple by Jack Stauber, DAP: Road Tripby Sam Lanier, Let’s Play Pretend: Career by Sam Lane, HAHA You Clowns: VR by Joe Cappa, BRB I’m on Breakby Pilar Garcia-Fernandezesma & Isabel Santos, Mandal Takes an L: Air Force Nones by Tevin “Mandal” Williams & Clay Skinner, Spooky Dreams: Candimane by Zae Jordan & Javier Williams, Mischief: Open Wide Up by Umami, Jamir at Home: Toiletby Alexandre Louvenaz and Clown Core: Googled Your Own Death by Clown Core.
Watch the fall compilation on YouTube.
