In this mini-episode, The Animation Guru had a chance to speak with Fernando Trueba, the co-director of the adult animated musical docudrama, They Shot the Piano Player.

What’s going on, everyone? This is your Captain speaking, and I am proud to present the first solo interview conducted by Cameron, the Animation Guru! He had the chance to speak with Fernando Trueba, the co-director of the adult animated musical docudrama, They Shot the Piano Player. Without further ado, please tune into the podcast to hear the full discussion!

That’ll do it for this episode! Thank you all for joining us! We have provided resources for those who wish to support the victims of the Israel-Hamas war: https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/, https://www.ifnotnowmovement.org/, https://itch.io/b/2120/games-for-gaza, https://www.instagram.com/palestineredcrescent/, https://buildpalestine.com/2021/05/15/trusted-organizations-to-donate-to-palestine/, https://www.npr.org/2023/10/13/1205235922/help-israel-gaza-humanitarian-organizations.

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