What your poop can tell you about your health - Hannibal Person
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The average person poops out approximately 11,030 kilograms of cumulative waste in a lifetime. That’s the equivalent of more than 6 SUVs. Oftentimes, that poop is brown. Why is that, considering all the comestibles one consumes? And what’s going on when poop appears in different colors and textures? Hannibal Person explains the colorful choreography going on inside your bowels.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Hannibal Person
- Director Flávia Godoy, Lívia Serri Francoio
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Composer Liam Mansfield, Alon Peretz, Francesco D'Andrea
- Sound Designer Pedro Caetano
- Storyboard Artist Lívia Serri Francoio
- Animator Flávia Godoy, Caroline Naomi Tanaka
- Art Director Lívia Serri Francoio
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Cella Wright
- Script Editor Anna Rothschild