Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
NEXT SHOW IN 90 MINUTES is a hand-crafted animated short by director John Hill, unfolding as a quiet, unsettling ritual in the heart of one of America’s most cherished landscapes. What begins as routine slowly reveals something both natural and deeply unnatural.
Inspired by the films of Dan O’Bannon, John Carpenter, and Satoshi Kon, and the artwork of Mike Ploog, William Stout, and Simon Stålenhag, the film was animated and designed over the course of two and a half years. Its atmosphere is shaped as much by patience and repetition as it is by unease.
John Hill is a veteran of television and new media animation with credits across TV, video games, and online productions. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Animation at the University of South Alabama and lives and works in Mobile, Alabama with his wife and son.
Directed and Animated by John T. Hill
Sound Design & Mix: Mike Horton
Music: Scott Ampleford
Live action reference was shot by John T. Hill and his family on their property in Mobile Alabama.
Special Thanks to John T. Hill's family
No AI was used in the making of this film. The visual artwork was produced in Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Photoshop and Procreate.
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NEXT SHOW IN 90 MINUTES is a hand-crafted animated short by director John Hill, unfolding as a quiet, unsettling ritual in the heart of one of America’s most cherished landscapes. What begins as routine slowly reveals something both natural and deeply unnatural.
Inspired by the films of Dan O’Bannon, John Carpenter, and Satoshi Kon, and the artwork of Mike Ploog, William Stout, and Simon Stålenhag, the film was animated and designed over the course of two and a half years. Its atmosphere is shaped as much by patience and repetition as it is by unease.
John Hill is a veteran of television and new media animation with credits across TV, video games, and online productions. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Animation at the University of South Alabama and lives and works in Mobile, Alabama with his wife and son.
Directed and Animated by John T. Hill
Sound Design & Mix: Mike Horton
Music: Scott Ampleford
Live action reference was shot by John T. Hill and his family on their property in Mobile Alabama.
Special Thanks to John T. Hill's family
No AI was used in the making of this film. The visual artwork was produced in Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Photoshop and Procreate.
Subscribe for animation worth your time.
youtube.com/@UCPTJ1Mm2-QaCMiAS8M6jepg
#2danimation #horror #scifi
