Samuel Zheng

AliasArtworks

2D ANIMATION DIRECTOR

I create emotionally driven animated films through expressive character design and painterly environments. My work explores themes of memory, identity, and connection, blending illustration and storytelling into immersive visual worlds.

Available for short films, collaborative projects, and commissioned work.

Animation Projects

Relive Time (2026)

Toni, a young woman devoted to her career, discovers she has six months to live.

HEART (2025)

A woman wakes up on a boat to the afterlife.

A film inspired by and dedicated to my grandparents.

Aged Care (2026)

An animatic promoting Aged Care volunteering.

Donate Blood (2025)

An animatic promoting Blood Donation for volunteering.

A short animation promoting Beach Clean Up volunteering.

About Me

I am a 2D animation director creating emotionally driven animated films rooted in atmosphere and feeling. Drawn to animation for its ability to build worlds and tell stories beyond the limits of reality, I use it as a medium to explore memory, heritage, and the spaces between life and loss.

Much of my work engages with themes of impermanence and human connection, balancing tension with hope. Through colour, texture, and immersive environments, I aim to create worlds that feel familiar yet slightly otherworldly — spaces where emotion can resonate beyond dialogue.

I approach each project holistically, designing the characters and environments myself to fully realise a cohesive visual language, while collaborating with composers, performers, and sound artists to bring the work to life. Alongside directing, I work across storyboarding, visual development, and illustration.

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