Eighty Wings is a small production company based in Melbourne, Australia.
Alida Tomas
After leaving UCLA School of TFT with Dean's Honors Alida quickly focused on comedy writing, working on documentary feature When Comedy Went to School featuring Larry King, Sid Caesar, Marc Maron, Jerry Seinfeld and more. She also gained producing experience with Emmy and Peabody Award winning Ron Frank Productions. She has written, directed and produced national commercials for Y-Generation Against Poverty (YGAP), and developed Hipster Jesus a TV script that was optioned by Gaumont Television after being picked as Série Series Festival top trailer in 2016. Over the last 10 years she has worked in the world of storytelling for many formats, from script, to articles, to screen.
Projects
Goldy the Greyhound
Kids’ animation - 12 x 2-3 minute episodes
In Production
Goldy the Greyhound: the lightning speed of a cheetah, with the slothfulness of a, well, sloth. While his owner’s at work, Goldy entertains himself with his curious mind, his unique outlook, and his big dreams - during big naps.
Space On Earth
Kids’ animation - 20 x half-hour episodes
In development
Two aliens are found by three curious human kids who help them start new lives. Together this curious found-family discover mysteries, dangerous conspiracies, monstrous threats... and, scariest of all, middle school.
Hipster Jesus
Adult animation - 20 x half-hour episodes
Optioned by Gaumont
Jesus, sick of being a perpetual 33 year old who lives with his dad, comes down to Earth to correct his stuffy old image. He’s backed up by his loyal sidekick Peter, undermined by his capitalist PR agent Judas, and repeatedly schooled by hardcore activist Mary as he tries to make sense of a world that’s getting increasingly hard to recognise for this millennia-old millennial.
