With the release of Star Wars: Visions Volume 2, the Star Wars universe has taken another monumental step forward in terms of storytelling diversity. Telling fresh, new, inventive narratives in any franchise is incredibly important both to stave off stale repetitiveness and to elevate the voices of creative minorities. Star Wars animation is extraordinarily adept at doing just that; between the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and every season of Star Wars: Rebels, animation has produced some of the franchise's most innovative and emotional stories bar none. Animation facilitates things that could never happen in your traditional live-action Star Wars. The only limitation is an artist's imagination.

As such, Visions Volume 2 allows animators, writers, and directors from nine countries to explore George Lucas's foundational themes individually. Their backgrounds and cultures inform each short's narrative focal point, resulting in a refreshingly unique look at one of the world's most beloved and culturally abiding universes.

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The character of Ronan drawing his lightsaber in Star Wars: Visions
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