“Save Ralph” Short Film Aims to End Animal Testing

Production: Arch Film Studio
Director: Spencer Susser
Producer: Jeff Vespa
DOP: Tristan Oliver
Client: Humane Society International
Posted on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 · Leave a Comment 

Voices: Ricky Gervais, Zac Efron, Taika Waititi, Olivia Munn, Pom Klementieff, Tricia Helfer

The primary production and animation team – model-maker Andy Gent, stop-motion animator Tobias Fouracre, and DOP Tristan Oliver – are all alumni of Wes Anderson’s film The Isle of Dogs.

Black humor, celebrity voices, and feature-quality stop-motion all merge into a forceful, emotional, and quietly affecting message from the Humane Society International and their global campaign to ban animal testing for cosmetics.
Shot during lockdown by American director/screenwriter Spencer Susser at Arch Film Studio in London, the spot features the voice of Ricky Gervais as the interviewer and Oscar-winner Taika Waititi as the voice of Ralph.
Spencer Susser: “It’s so important that Ralph feels real because he represents countless real animals who suffer every day.”