Brainstorm Productions takes a shine to short stuff and celebrates 2023 commencement

The CLU Career Training Program in Torrance, California, proudly tips its metaphorical hat to the third graduating class of its animation career training program for neurodiverse adults. Alongside commencement, CLU announces film festival (and other) honors, plus a robust project slate for its affiliated animation studio Brainstorm Productions, now in its second year of full-time operation. An original, animated, half-hour special — consisting of all original short films — is on track for a streaming debut in time for World Autism Month (April) 2024.

The Graduates and Their Accomplishments

CLU class of 2023 includes Christian Pech, Bryan Ramirez, Leo Romero, Brandon Williams, and Bobby Toresdahl.

After graduation exercises, the emergent alums will be employees of CLU Transitions, DBA Brainstorm Productions, which supports brick-and-mortar facilities on Pacific Coast Highway in Torrance.

The Professional Animation Studio: Brainstorm Productions

In the last year, Brainstorm has completed a kid-lit inspired multimedia package — comprising two animated short films — for author and director Linda Malik. The resulting WILLOW’S TALE — the adventures of a little black cat with a big imagination — is on the…