Bio

I take complex, ambiguous ideas and turn them into experiences people remember.

Sixteen years across film, robotics, AI, themed entertainment, and brand experience. From stop-motion at LAIKA to the first artist inside Meta's GenAI Creative Studio to partnering with Boston Dynamics.

→ Five Oscar-nominated productions @ LAIKA
→ HF0 Fellow — 1% acceptance rate
→ Scientific & Engineering Academy Award, 2016
→ LAIKA · Meta · NASA · OpenAI · Pixar

Now freelancing at the edge. Taking on work that challenges the limits of what storytelling can be.

If the project doesn't have a name yet, let's talk.

Work

Animax Designs
Amazon
Autodesk
BBC
Bento Box Animation
Boston Dynamics
Cut & Paste
DEPT®
Disney Imagineering
Ford
HFØ
Illusion of Life, Inc.
LAIKA Animation Studio
Meta
Microsoft
MIT Media Lab
MO Labs AI
NASA
Netflix
Nike
Nintendo
OpenAI
Pixar
Universal Studios

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Dominic Cardoso 2026

Dominic Cardoso
2026