Kalakala Co

Kalakala Animation is a boutique animation studio focused on handcrafted, classically hand-drawn storytelling. The studio creates short films, explainer videos, animated documentaries, and branded content, shaping each project around the client’s creative vision and aiming for stories with emotional impact. Its work spans original films as well as projects for cultural, media, and commercial partners.

Selected credits include Louis Riel for Dinner, a special feature for the Criterion Collection; Scent of a Sasquatch for Visit Seattle; Walls Are Meant For Climbing for The North Face; and a series of New York Times Op-Docs. Kalakala also produced Drawn & Recorded, a four-season series comprising 35 episodes, and original projects such as Emperor of Time and Psychedelic Blues. Co-founder and Creative Director Drew Christie guides the studio’s approach, drawing on a lifelong commitment to handcrafted animation.

Kalakala describes its films as timeless yet innovative, with an emphasis on revealing the human dimension of a story and creating work that resonates, sparks imagination, and starts conversations