In 1993 Arias returned to the US and teamed up with renowned New York City title designers Randall Balsmeyer & Mimi Everett, with whom he co-founded CG design boutique Syzygy Digital Cinema, creators of digital sequences for David Cronenberg’s "M. Butterfly", Joel and Ethan Coen’s "The Hudsucker Proxy", Robert Altman’s "Prêt-à-Porter", and Spike Lee’s "Crooklyn" and "Clockers". Their title sequence for "M. Butterfly" was honored by inclusion in the SIGGRAPH 1994 Screening Room and Montreal's Cinéma Du Futur festival of the same year.