Directing
Sean Buckelew
Born January 1, 1987 · Berkeley, California, USA (age 39)
Sean Buckelew is an award-winning animator and director based in Los Angeles, California. He received his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in Experimental Animation and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2019, he was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Sean is currently a writer and co-executive producer on Scavengers Reign, a forthcoming animated series …
Known For
Strangers · 2016Strangers
2016
MovieAnimation
In Late Night Work Club's 2nd project, animators from around the world come together to create an anthology of animated shorts centered around the theme 'Strangers'. Released on Vimeo.com.
Ghost Stories · 2013Ghost Stories
2013
MovieAnimation
An Indie Anthology animation on the theme of 'Ghost Stories'.
Drone · 2022Drone
★ 5.02022
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
A malfunction at a CIA press event causes a Predator drone installed with an ethical AI personality to go rogue as it attempts to understand its purpose in the world.
Mitch · 2021Mitch
2021
Movie
A collaboration with Thomas Middleditch
Lovestreams · 2016Lovestreams
★ 6.02016
MovieAnimation
Two people fall in love in an online chat.
I Am A Robot · 2024I Am A Robot
★ 6.02024
MovieAnimation
An autonomous vacuum cleaner, a self-driving car and a supercomputer confess their innermost thoughts as they go about their day.
I'm Not A Robot · 2019I'm Not A Robot
2019
MovieAnimation
Filmmaker Sean Buckelew tries to sign up for an account, only to be confronted with the fact that our fear of technology is actually based on a reflection of our own cruel, morally compromised, and violent behavior.
Jay · 2020Jay
★ 8.82020
MovieAnimation
You are about to meet Jay. And your life will never be the same.
Movies
Strangers · 2016Strangers
2016
MovieAnimation
In Late Night Work Club's 2nd project, animators from around the world come together to create an anthology of animated shorts centered around the theme 'Strangers'. Released on Vimeo.com.
Ghost Stories · 2013Ghost Stories
2013
MovieAnimation
An Indie Anthology animation on the theme of 'Ghost Stories'.
Drone · 2022Drone
★ 5.02022
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
A malfunction at a CIA press event causes a Predator drone installed with an ethical AI personality to go rogue as it attempts to understand its purpose in the world.
Mitch · 2021Mitch
2021
Movie
A collaboration with Thomas Middleditch
Lovestreams · 2016Lovestreams
★ 6.02016
MovieAnimation
Two people fall in love in an online chat.
I Am A Robot · 2024I Am A Robot
★ 6.02024
MovieAnimation
An autonomous vacuum cleaner, a self-driving car and a supercomputer confess their innermost thoughts as they go about their day.
I'm Not A Robot · 2019I'm Not A Robot
2019
MovieAnimation
Filmmaker Sean Buckelew tries to sign up for an account, only to be confronted with the fact that our fear of technology is actually based on a reflection of our own cruel, morally compromised, and violent behavior.
Jay · 2020Jay
★ 8.82020
MovieAnimation
You are about to meet Jay. And your life will never be the same.
TV Shows
Common Side Effects · 2025Common Side Effects
★ 8.42025
SeriesAnimationDrama
Former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances begin to unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the federal government to suppress knowledge of a rare mushroom that may hold the key to curing all the world’s diseases.
Scavengers Reign · 2023Scavengers Reign
★ 8.52023
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
When a deep space freighter is damaged by a solar flare its surviving crew are stranded on a beautiful and unforgiving planet. They begin to learn the true nature of this planet as they try to survive long enough to escape or be rescued.
DealiesDealies
SeriesAnimationComedy
A savant salesman. A gentle gladiator. A quiet virtuoso. A summoner of the divine. And the poor soul who hired them. All part of the staff at Dealies, a big box store. They are masters of the delicate alchemy of trade. Prophets of enterprise. And occasionally they do some actual work.