Art Kid Media

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Afterlife film poster, with laurels from its six festivals
Afterlife still: a man with a clipboard, seen from belowAfterlife still: two people eating takeout at a kitchen table
LATEST

A short film written and directed by Charles Scott Bell

Afterlife

In a near-future where grief can be outsourced, a bereaved artist considers a new outpatient procedure: an AI implant that can copy her mind, replace her with a digital copy, and spare her loved ones the pain of loss.

24 minutes. 2026. Now touring festivals.

Next screenings

Festivals

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Carter Country still: a 1976 campaign crowd
GUEST WORK

Carter Country

Feature documentary on Jimmy Carter's 1976 election. It had its hometown premiere in Plains, Georgia, on October 1, 2026.

Director: Bobby Buccellato
Director of Photography: Charles Scott Bell
Camera Operator: Brian Jackson

Next screenings

Festivals

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In development

Tallahassee

A feature film. More soon.

Selected work

Bike Song

Official music video for the artist bandanna.

 Music video (opens in a new tab) Cat Family

Brand film for Cat Family, a Tallahassee nonprofit.

 Comedy (opens in a new tab) Escambia Connects

Youth empowerment film for an Escambia County community program.

 Community (opens in a new tab) Live-In Boss

Comedy short about hiring a live-in boss for 24/7 motivation.

 Sketch (opens in a new tab)

Campaign work

Campaign ads for Tallahassee's progressive candidates.

Jeremy Matlow for Mayor

A dozen public officials endorse Jeremy Matlow for mayor of Tallahassee.

 2026 (opens in a new tab) Parks. Playgrounds. Promises Kept.

Re-election ad for Leon County Commissioner David O'Keefe.

 2026 (opens in a new tab) A Deliberate Act of Hope

Campaign film: Will Crowley for Leon County.

 2022 (opens in a new tab) Jeremy Matlow

2022 campaign ad for City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow.

 2022 (opens in a new tab)
Charles Scott Bell, founder of Art Kid Media

Art Kid Media is an independent film company in Tallahassee, Florida, led by Charles Scott Bell (his site, opens in a new tab).

We grew out of the local art and music scenes and now we make features, shorts, documentaries, promotional videos and ads, campaign films, and the occasional music video. Always made by hand, close to home, usually with friends.

Commissions and collaborations: scott@artkid.media

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Behind the scenes

Crew and a green canoe in the woods on the Afterlife shoot Crew on a cypress swamp dock, seen through the trees Camera and dolly track in a studio hung with paintings Hand lettering going up on a gallery wall Crew carrying gear down a brick path A light and crew in an office hallway Crew rigging a lakeside dock through cypress trees Art department at work among paintings and props Cypress trees at dusk on location
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