Now, you can add zombies and corgis to the mix, with the release of this lovely short animation by CalArts student John Cody Kim. Titled Steadfast Stanley and animated with a pleasing sketchiness reminiscent of early Nicktoons and Cartoon Network, the short depicts the efforts of a roly-poly Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Stanley as he tries to make his way across an undead-filled city to reunite with his young owner. Despite the dark subject matter, the film is pleasantly lighthearted, with upbeat music that effectively taps into the slapstick inherent in a bunch of dumb dead bodies getting up and wandering around. And honestly, it’d be hard not to recommend a cartoon where a heroic undead-battling dog faces off against a pair of zombie dogcatchers.
Steadfast Stanley from John Cody Kim on Vimeo.
