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The home for sustainable storytelling

Our award-winning team of animation visionaries is on a mission to reach hearts and minds across the globe by telling beautiful, heartwarming stories that hit the funny bone, while raising awareness and inspiring our audiences to become more active stewards for the planet and all its amazing creatures.

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A Love Song, Animated Story & Celebration

Underscoring the magical inspiration that animation and song can bring, Earth You Big Ol’ Thing You is a love song to Mother Earth – a big thank you for her beauty and bounty; gifts that should be cherished and prized by all. Designed to inspire us to do more to preserve and protect her, the animated short film combines memorable characters and a powerful story with a visionary song that speaks to universal themes of happiness and hope, and captures what we share together around the planet. Produced in partnership with global non-profit Ceres.

Earth You Big Ol Thing You Song

Featuring Award-Winning Talent

Raft Animation and Ceres Earth You Big Ol' Thing You Actress Songwriter Mary Steenburgen headshot

Mary Steenburgen
Award-Winnng Songwriter

Raft Animation and Ceres Earth You Big Ol' Thing You Country Music Artists Brothers Osbourne headshot

Brothers Osbourne
Country Music Artists

Raft Animation and Ceres Earth You Big Ol Thing You Singer-Songwriter Lucie Silvas headshot

Lucie Silvas
Singer-Songwriter

Raft Animation iOtter Clean Up PSA animated social media star
Raft-Animation iOtter Instagram images and following at oliverotterofficial
Raft Animation iOtter PSA pointing to trash in ocean

One of the First-Ever Animated Social Media Influencers and Activists

A revolutionary planet pal, Oliver the Otter demonstrates the broad reach and impact animation can have on education and the environment. The iOtter Clean Up PSA , produced in partnership with global nonprofit Oceana, features Oliver, a spokes-otter encouraging we be part of the solution in cleaning up our world. His light-hearted approach and timely message lit up social media, reaching audiences of all ages with over 111,000 views in the first 48 hours from its Instagram premiere. View the iOtter PSA »

Raft Animation Makes a Splash with iOtter – Animation World Network
World’s Furriest Celebrity and Eco Influencer – Little Black Book
CG Otter Encourages Conservation – Post Magazine

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If They Can See It
They Can Be It

Raft Animation Club Gaia kids laughing
Raft Animation Club Gaia Characters
Raft Animation Club Gaia god and vahana characters Reads The Gods, the chakras and their Vahanas
Raft Animation Club Gaia god and vahana characters Reads Characters transform from their god shape to their Vahana animal to travel to Earth and help the kids in their quests
Raft Animation Club Gaia hybrid animation and kids praying to their goddess for help with the Earth
Raft Animation Club Gaia In Scene

A Hybrid Animated / Live-Action Interactive Global Community for Indian Children and Their Families

The high-concept comedy with a massive heart, Club GAIA features the adventures of sister & brother team Arati and Arjun as they work in India with help from their pals and Chakra-based Hindu Gods + Goddesses to explore nature’s wonders and seek sustainable solutions to protect them.

Award-Winning Innovators

  • Michaela Hart
    Co-Founder・Executive Producer
    Nickelodeon, Universal Animation, Curious George (multiple Emmys)
  • Chris Jenkins
    Co-Founder・Writer, Director
    Surf’s Up (Oscar nominated), Duck Duck Goose (Netflix mega hit)
  • Arati Misro
    Global Strategy & Community Outreach
    Social Impact entrepreneur, award-winning storyteller and producer in film, TV, apps & animation. Founder of global women's platform, Ekwomen, and podcast that addresses underrepresented women.
  • Francois Belot
    International Relations & Creative Development
    PIX (acquired by Getty) and Realviz (acquired by Autodesk)
  • Rachelle Lewis
    Head of Talent・Executive Producer

    Sony Pictures Animation, Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, Reel FX, Paramount, MPC, Life of Pi (Oscar win), Oscar nominated for: Harry Potter 1 and 2, Beauty and the Beast, and Surf’s Up

  • Ash Brannon
    Creative Consultant
    Surf’s Up (Oscar nominated), Toy Story 1 & 2 (Golden Globe), Rock Dog
  • Briana Ryan
    Producer
    Surf’s Up (Oscar nominated), Arcane, Hotel T, Free Birds
  • Raul Garcia
    Director・Animation Director
    Extraordinary Tales, The Tell Tale Heart, Aladdin, Tarzan, Hercules, Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • Daniel Schier
    Character Design・Storyboard Artist
    Warner Bros., Nickelodeon Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Walt Disney
  • Pete Burns
    Screenwriter・Development Exec
    Sony Pictures Animation, Nickelodeon, SyFy, MGM, Prana Studios, Bodega Pictures
  • Dr. Stuart Sumida
    Paleontologist, Anatomical Consultant
    Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, Tarzan, Kung Fu Panda, Life of Pi, Ratatouille
  • Penney Finkelman Cox
    Executive Producer
    Terms of Endearment (Academy Award for Best Picture), Broadcast News, Shrek, Prince of Egypt, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Open Season, Surf's Up, Duck Duck Goose.
  • Lorna Cook
    Director, Animator
    Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (Academy Award nominee, four-time Annie Awards), The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Mulan & Prince of Egypt.