Balloonerism

Mac Miller / Hornet

CREARCHIVE Score

41.3

Mac MillerBalloonerism2026

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BrandMac Miller

AgencyHornet

Award ShowClio Music

CategoryMusic Film & Video

Year2026

CountryUnited States

Description

The short film companion to Mac Miller's album Balloonerism follows a group of school friends who are transfigured by the music of a chord organ and launched into a shadow world. Pursued by the turtle of time, they must plod through the underbelly of adulthood.

Awards

• Clio Music — Music Film & Video / Five Minutes and Over — Gold
• Clio Music — Music Film & Video Craft / Animation — Gold

Credits

GroomBoris Watrin, Max Soreau, Melissa Armangau

StorySamuel Jerome Mason, Roland Kennedy

EditorMinseok Kim

RiggerMargaux Huve

LighterChristina Ku, Jonathan Lee, Joseph Ibrahim, Laney Lai, Natalia Perez Mendelez, Nicole Noel, Rui Zhu, Saad Moosajee, Samuel Jerome Mason, Weichieh Yu, Thomas Boileau, Andrea Laffont, Margo Lopez, Lucas Payet

ModelerDavid Vardanian, Giovani Kososki

AnimatorJin Asava, Jay Asava, Jin Jindawitchu, Alexandre Daumail, Alexandre Dumez, Simon Diebold, Nico Debon, Benoît de Geyer d'Orth, Kevin Ducrot, Chloé Fabre, Mikolaj Janiw, Steeve Manangou, Clément Pierre, Andrea Resera, Mariia Taranova

DesignerAlejandro Diaz, Amália Lage, JP Rooney, Kelechukwu Nwakudu, Laurie Herman, Margherita Premuroso, Matthew Corsillo, Mike Altman, Natalie Labarre, Sami Healy, Simone Noronha

DirectorSamuel Jerome Mason (Hornet)

PipelineNatalie O'Leary, Rui Zhu, Joseph Chen

ProducerHeather Hardin, Stephanie Demeautis

FX ArtistJoseph Chen, Stephen Hallquist, Samuel Jerome Mason, Rui Zhu

CFX ArtistNatalie O'Leary

Groom LeadJesus Fernandez

StoryboardSoren Bendt

Set ModelerAlex Gredzinski, Elliot Lequertier, Luc Belliard

Art DirectorDaniel Callaby

CG GeneralistAngeline Rivera

CG SupervisorRichard Kim

Design InternParis Powell, Patrick Sholar