My Chemical Romance Drop Animated Film

My Chemical Romance have released a new animated short film called “Prelude to the End.” It was made with visual artist Lauren Tsai and comes right after the band’s 20th-anniversary reissue of The Black Parade.

The film follows Astrid, a student at a New England boarding school buried in trash. After she falls down a garbage chute while looking for her sketchbook, she ends up in a strange world where old ideas come to life.

The voice cast includes Phoebe Bridgers as Astrid’s sister, Billie Eilish as her close friend, Hideo Kojima as the Teacher, and John C. McGinley as The Dean. The film also uses a live recording of Pascal Dusapin’s Flying River, Violin Concerto, played by Utopia Orchestra and conducted by Giuseppe Mengoli.

My Chemical Romance plan to screen the film at their two Hollywood Bowl shows on October 30 and 31. Those concerts will close out the final two nights of the band’s five-night Los Angeles residency, part of their ongoing tour around The Black Parade’s 20th anniversary.