Is Brainy Pixel Productions, Llc. Woke?

What They Do

Brainy Pixel Productions is an animation and illustration studio producing explicitly Christian entertainment. Its projects include Chronicles of Faith: David, a comic; the animated properties Cubekins, Righteous Warriors, Fourth World Four, and Lily's Lab; and Mission Quest Academy, a gamified education product. It also runs a membership program called the Shine A Light Guild that lets backers vote on and preview work in progress.

The leadership is named on the site: Michael Thoenes as CEO and managing partner, Brannon Hollingsworth as COO and creative director, Layne Laughter as chief production officer and 2D animation director, and Larry Lundstrom as innovation and marketing director. Below them the site lists a creative bench of a dozen-plus named animators, illustrators, writers, editors, and concept artists. Laughter's credits include the faith-based series Owlegories and Lily's Lab, and the site notes he previously worked as an F-35 aerial videographer at Lockheed Martin. The studio describes its talent pool as ranging "from seasoned professionals who have worked with industry giants like Pixar and Disney to fresh, ambitious college interns."

Unusually for a company this size, Brainy Pixel publishes six numbered core values, each anchored to scripture. The first is "Jesus Christ Is Preeminent" (Colossians 1:18). Others include "Humility Is Not Optional" (Philippians 2:3) and, notably self-limiting for an entertainment company, "Film Can Not Replace Personal Evangelism Or Discipleship" (Matthew 28:18–20). No headquarters location or founding date is stated on the site.

Why There's No Political Footprint Here

Brainy Pixel has no ESG report, no DEI program, no HRC rating, and no political action committee. Its published values are religious and creative, not political, and stating a faith position is not the same as political spending. Corporate political conduct requires scale — investor relations departments producing disclosures, compliance officers running programs, government affairs budgets funding PACs. An independent animation studio has a render farm and a project calendar.

What We Checked

We reviewed the public site, including the team and core values pages, and searched for federal political contributions, lobbying filings, and corporate advocacy. We found none.

The Bottom Line

Money spent here goes to an independent studio and the artists it contracts. The company's religious convictions are its own published position; we make no claim about anyone's personal politics — we don't know them, and it isn't our business. What we can tell you is that your money isn't funding anything.