Change The Way We Watch & Learn

Our upcoming animated series brings to life the powerful themes of emotional growth, self-discovery, and connection—rooted in the transformative messages found in Dorian Withrow Jr.’s books. Designed to engage hearts and minds of all ages, each episode explores relatable challenges and meaningful conversations that inspire personal development, mindfulness, and resilience. With a blend of storytelling, poetic reflection, and vibrant visuals, this series aims to entertain while sparking reflection and healing in communities across the world.

Trailer in production—featuring scenes from Episodes 1 and 4, showcasing the visual/emotional depth of our storytelling.

Thoughts of Creativity King – Series Summary

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Thoughts of Creativity King is a poetic animated series where thought becomes visual, emotion becomes landscape, and healing begins through expression. Guided by a quiet but gifted teenager known as Creativity King and his observant friend Jessica, the series transforms personal challenges—grief, identity, pressure, and emotional blockages—into animated metaphors and spoken-word realities. Every episode unfolds like a journal entry brought to life, blending surreal visuals with grounded conversations about what it means to grow up feeling deeply in a world that often tells you not to. From dojos to classrooms to open mics, Thoughts of Creativity King explores creativity as a coping mechanism and conversation as a form of revolution.

This series is designed for young adults, educators, and emotionally intelligent viewers craving reflection and artistic honesty. With a stylized 2D animation style and a narrative voice that merges vulnerability with visionary thinking, it fills the gap between soulful storytelling and visually innovative content. It’s where Bluey meets Entergalactic, with a Gen Z edge—and it reminds viewers that there’s no shame in feeling everything.

Conversations You Need – Series Summary

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Conversations You Need is an emotionally grounded animated series that follows a small community of teens mentored by the calm and wise Adwin as they navigate the challenges of identity, conflict, self-expression, and emotional growth. Each 10–20 minute episode unpacks a real-life struggle—be it grief, jealousy, family pressure, or misunderstood boundaries—and turns it into an opportunity for healing and connection. Through gentle mentorship, tough questions, and honest reflection, the series models the kinds of conversations that most young people need but rarely get to have.

Rooted in empathy, cultural relevance, and personal development, Conversations You Need is designed for teens, educators, and families seeking a deeper kind of animated storytelling. Its tone is philosophical yet realistic, guided by values of mindfulness, maturity, and growth. Think Craig of the Creek with the heart of a journaling circle—this series doesn’t just entertain, it equips viewers to grow.

Visual Concept Statement:

“A Universe Where Healing Is Visual and Growth Is Magical”

Imagine a world where emotions reshape the sky and thoughts bloom in the ground beneath your feet. Two intertwined animated series — Conversations You Need and Thoughts of Creativity King — bring healing, transformation, and wisdom to life through deeply emotional, visually resonant storytelling.

Set in places like meditation gardens, community centers, high schools, and surreal magical libraries, these shows aren’t just animated—they’re animated therapy. Characters from every walk of life (young, old, joyful, grieving, misguided, inspired) grow before your eyes through color shifts, flowing poetry, and environments that breathe with each breakthrough.

The first series is grounded in real-world spaces of intergenerational mentorship, grief counseling, and personal awakening, where even a coffee shop becomes a classroom. The second expands the imagination into magical realms—like the Burden Chamber or Mirror Valley—where emotions become physical journeys and artistic expression is literal power.

Together, these shows stand apart for their:

Multi-generational relatability
Therapeutic structure disguised as entertainment
Visually poetic realism-meets-fantasy
Global emotional intelligence and mental health advocacy

🔑 Key Characters

Thoughts of Creativity King

Creativity King (CK)
A 16-year-old poetic prodigy, CK is a reflective soul who processes the world through layered metaphors and lyrical insight. Torn between emotional sensitivity and external expectations, he journeys through magical emotional realms like the Mirror’s Valley and the Burden Chamber to transform pain into power. His character is a symbol of black male vulnerability, creativity, and healing.

Jessica
CK’s childhood friend and steadying anchor. An observant visual artist, Jessica speaks through her drawings and sculptures, revealing emotions she struggles to verbalize. Her presence brings grounded wisdom and a compassionate counterbalance to CK’s intense introspection.

Sensei Martinez
A martial arts mentor who teaches balance of body and spirit. Through poetic lessons masked in discipline, he offers metaphoric life teachings and becomes a guide for CK and Jessica's growth. His dojo scenes double as training grounds for emotional strength.

Supporting Ensemble:

Aisha – the activist with empathy and purpose
Marcus – CK’s older cousin struggling with legacy and grief
Sarah & Kevin – twin representations of joy and anxiety
The Librarian – a magical keeper of emotional truths and forgotten memories

Conversations You Need

Maya
A 25-year-old wellness coach navigating her own past trauma while guiding others. Maya is the heart of the community space where many episodes unfold. She listens deeply, challenges beliefs, and models imperfect healing.

Darius
An emotionally walled-off teen whose personal growth arc anchors several episodes. Through conversations with elders, peers, and eventually Maya, he learns emotional fluency and connection.

Coach Allen
A strong, silent mentor archetype who provides refuge, wisdom, and old-school grounding. He teaches young characters to channel their energy constructively, especially in grief and conflict.

Grandma Jo
The embodiment of generational wisdom and cultural memory. Her stories, often laced with metaphors and food, become tools of healing for the entire cast. She is timeless, relatable, and central to intergenerational dialogue.

Other Notables:

Ray – comic relief with surprising emotional depth
Lena – a peer leader who helps bridge school life with personal growth
Uncle Chris – a character who models vulnerability in fatherhood

Each character serves a dual role: a narrative driver and an emotional mirror for the audience. Their arcs are designed to be teachable, vulnerable, and visually powerful—perfect for the next generation of meaningful animation.

Creator Statement / Mission from Dorian Withrow Jr.

"I created Thoughts of Creativity King and Conversations You Need because there’s an entire generation growing up with emotional questions no one ever helped them answer. I know what it’s like to be raised by love—but not by language. My parents worked hard, and they gave me everything they could, but emotional wisdom isn’t always passed down through tradition. Sometimes, it has to be rebuilt from scratch.

These series were born out of that rebuilding. They exist to fill the gaps—where parents were too exhausted to explain the world, where schools never taught how to handle grief, shame, identity, or self-worth. They are not just entertainment. They are survival manuals in poetic form. These stories are for the kids who look fine but feel lost. For the teens who crave connection but never learned how to ask for it. For the dreamers, overachievers, and quiet strugglers trying to make peace with the storms inside them.

With powerful visuals, authentic dialogue, and culturally rooted storytelling, I’m building spaces where feelings are not only shown—but honored. These series teach what isn't taught: how to love without losing yourself, how to express pain without shame, and how to build a future when your past offered no map.

This is my mission—to turn emotion into art, and art into guidance. If animation can make people laugh, it can also help them heal. My goal is to awaken a generation that speaks better, feels deeper, and lives freer—starting one episode at a time."