Genres: Animation

  • In the New World…

    Employing a rotoscope, IN THE NEW WORLD transcribes the film IN THE LAND OF WAR CANOES (1914) into a short “undated” version of a West Coast classic. 2nd Place, Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria Media Arts Award Selected Screenings: Ann Arbor Film Festival, 2010; Antimatter Underground Film Festival (Victoria, BC), 2009

  • Playtime

    As a member of Canada’s Painters 11, the late Jack MacDonald painted in both worlds: figurative and the abstract. PLAYTIME pays homage to his dedication, spirit and wonderful subject matter–both real and imaginary. In Cinemascope. Nominated in the category of best animation at the 2010 Jutra Awards (Quebec). Honourable Mention for The Canadian Film Institute (CFI) Award for Best Canadian Animation at the 2010 Ottawa International Animation Festival. Part of the TAIS Eleven in Motion program.

  • Frottage/Dommage/Fromage 2 Vous

    Clint Eastwood whistles with Kyle. “The most engaging work in the program, creating such a heightened sense of awareness and connection to the screen…” – Marilyn Brakhage (Edges Fest, Victoria) Screenings: Antimatter Film Festival (Victoria, BC, 2009), Toronto Animated Image Society Showcase, 2009

  • Song of the Suicide’s Daughter

    Kaja Johnson was one of the few female beat poets who managed to become known to the general public. In this film, Johnson’s poem Song of the Suicide’s Daughter (1964) is articulated and reanimated using stills and animation. “I met Kay by accident in Athens and we talked a lot over coffee-we tried to start a little poetry magazine. She came back to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury. I think she became a kind of street guru. This animation is based on a poem in her book. Very loose style: photos Xeroxed and hand-coloured, bits of coloured cels and a few drawings.”…

  • Animated Heavy Metal Parking Lot, The

    A stop-motion animated tribute to Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 video documentary classic, “HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT”. Remaining faithful to no-budget filmmaking, Supnet reconstructs her favorite scenes using cut-out characters made of aged paper, glue and ink.

  • Small Misunderstanding, A

    A young boy endures a tragic, yet much needed, event when a small misunderstanding occurs between himself and a hungry little bird. No Dialogue

  • Fair Trade

    A young woman experiences heavy nostalgic trauma, as she purges herself from the materiality of her past. “FAIR TRADE” is a story of one woman’s quest for a psychedelic transformation.

  • Hang in There

    A nightmarish animated short about a young couple who come to the aid of a troubled bear and unknowingly release its innermost demons.

  • Old Ink

    Using primarily the black and white drawings of Harold Town and riffing on the original drawings by primitively animating their contents, this short, abstract, primarily black-and-white piece eschews continuity and embraces the non-linearity of the drawn/painted etched line. Part of the TAIS Eleven in Motion program.

  • Strips

    A vintage erotic film is cut into strips and then reassembled. As the strips are displaced and manipulated, an abstraction occurs. Part of the TAIS Eleven in Motion program.