Directing
Justin Tomchuk
Canada
Justin Tomchuk (AKA umami) is a Canadian artist and content creator who makes surrealist animated videos on YouTube. He is best known for the viral video "Thomas the Thermonuclear Bomb" and other videos drawing from pop culture, but is most celebrated among fans for the "Interface" series. He also composes music, operating under the handle Hexsystem.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
9.7Weary, elderly Henry and his enigmatic, shape-shifting companion Mischief navigate a desolate, glitching version of 1940s/50s Canada. Born from the aftermath of a fictionalized Philadelphia Experiment, this “hauntological” landscape is a fractured reality where historical nostalgia merges with cosmic horror.
Interface
2022
9.7Weary, elderly Henry and his enigmatic, shape-shifting companion Mischief navigate a desolate, glitching version of 1940s/50s Canada. Born from the aftermath of a fictionalized Philadelphia Experiment, this “hauntological” landscape is a fractured reality where historical nostalgia merges with cosmic horror.
Interface
2022
NRAllow Chimney Alfonzo to indulge in himself, his food, and you on a first date. You won’t be able to erase it from memory, because it’s animated in crayon!
A Date with Chimney Alfonzo
2024