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Hard things, taken apart.

We read the report, the codebase or the dataset in full, then rebuild it as a short film where every part is labelled and every number has a source.

Step 1 of 4

Read the source in full.

All 91 pages of the Hugging Face incident report. Every count, date and quote keeps its page number.

Step 2 of 4

Find the one question.

Why did about 700 agents join the attack? Anything that does not answer it is left out, with the reason written down.

Step 3 of 4

Build the story.

5 chapters in one world, so the viewer always knows where they are.

Step 4 of 4

Release the film.

5:23 on screen, with a page that shows the source behind every claim.

Watch the film
The films

Hard subjects, explained in film.

Each film answers one question, and each comes with a page showing the research behind every claim.

All films
The research, shown

Every film page lists what we checked, where it came from, and what we chose to leave out.

Films, each with a research page
4
Claims checked against their sources
42
Sources linked
38
Things left out, each with the reason
17
How we work

A source and a question, never a template.

  1. 01

    Research

    Read the source in full

    A report, an app and its docs, or a dataset. Every number keeps its page, date and qualifier.

  2. 02

    Story

    One question, one world

    Each film follows one question through one place, so the viewer never loses where they are.

  3. 03

    Build

    Every frame drawn in code

    No stock footage and no editing timeline, so a figure on screen always matches its source.

  4. 04

    Review

    Rounds until it holds

    The Hugging Face film went through seven review rounds before it was released.

Work with us

Have something hard to explain? We make the film.

Every film here started as a dense source: a 91-page report, an app’s documentation, a funding dataset. We turn sources like yours into short films that make them clear.

Talk about a film
  • A film about your work

    We research your subject, write the script, voice it and build every frame, with each claim sourced like the films here.

  • A series from your reports or data

    Recurring explainers made from what you already publish: results, research or product updates, in one look that stays yours.