This is the second comic strip creator turned movie director story in the last week. This time, Michael Fry, co-creator of Over the Hedge (with T Lewis), is raising funds via Kickstarter to direct a live-action/animated short called New Soul. The short is about “a new human soul, before it’s born, sitting for an exit interview with an advisor. The new soul is charged with choosing his fate. It has to decide its future gender, level of intelligence, beauty and wealth all while racing the ticking clock of its impending birth.”
Here’s the video pitch: