Trainline
Better Days (I Came By Train)
Overview
Our planet is in trouble, but let’s be honest: most climate messaging just makes us want to stick our heads in the sand. Instead of adding to the collective climate-anxiety, we teamed up with Trainline to direct the official music video for Craig David’s "Better Days," approaching environmental storytelling through a lens of pure motivation and beauty.
Channeling the nostalgia of Saturday morning cartoons and the cinematic world-building of Hayao Miyazaki and Disney’s Fantasia, the video is a love letter to nature, packed with lush landscapes and emotionally charged performances.
The film uses traditional 2D animation techniques, painstakingly drawing every frame by hand to give the film an unmistakably human touch. The result is a tactile, high-fidelity narrative that reminds us exactly what’s at stake, swapping doom-scrolling for a sense of wonder and exploration.
Awards & Recognition
Selected for Best Music Video at Animest 2023
