The Wachowskis handed anime legends a blank check and said 'go absolutely feral.'
This making-of piece is composed of seven segments: "Making The Second Renaissance Parts 1 and 2" (9:45), "Making The Program" (6:13), "Making World Record" (7:25), "Making Kid's Story And Detective Story" (9:42), "Making Beyond" (8:48), "Making Matriculated" (6:46) and "Making Final Flight Of Osiris" (6:39). Each of the features cover something a bit different, as some of the features are a pure "making of" type feature, while others might also delve into certain influences and things of that sort. Everyone involved speaks of their approach to their specific feature (or features) and they also talk about how they were approached by the Wachowski's about the Animatrix project and in certain instances, we learn about the director, as well as their work before signing on to this particular project. We get to see footage from the short itself, as well as interview footage with the principals and footage from behind-the-scenes.
Direction
Seven wildly different visions, one unhinged sandbox
Production
The Wachowskis basically funded anime fanfiction with Warner money
Writing
Each director's wildly different approach to the Matrix mythology
Director
Josh Oreck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of the first major Western-Japanese anime collaborations where Japanese creators had final cut—unheard of for studio-backed projects at the time.
The Wachowskis specifically sought directors who'd never seen The Matrix, wanting pure artistic interpretation rather than imitation—explaining why 'Beyond' and 'Matriculated' feel like entirely different genres.
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