Kickin’ Mule

This is a shot from an animation film that celebrates the old time music of Frank Lee and Adam Tanner.  I was inspired by cutout silhouette animation and the quilt tradition of the Appalachian region.  Frank and Adam have several other traditional fiddle and banjo tunes that I would like to further explore with other animation methods, traditional and modern.

 

Obama’s Fiscal Cliff

Intimacy

Greece’s Financial Follies

Wings of the Sea

This is a film project that I contributed 3D models and animation for the Auklet.  This was part of a grant to help inform and shed light on the sea birds of the pacific.  It is currently being screened at the San Francisco Aquarium of the Bay

http://www.wingsofthesea.com/birdathlon/index.htm

“Contexting” makes its premiere in NY

http://animationblock.com/summerfest2011/

My latest animation will be playing at the Animation Block Party event at BAM (Brooklyn Art Museum) . A great venue in a great city!

 

Political Animations

In addition to my political cartoons I am now producing animations based on current events.  Though things come and go real fast so animation has to be timely and you have to be willing to spend more hours and less payoff if a subject material has passed its freshness date.  I was a few days late with the Egyptian uprising, but I hope this has captured the mood and sentiment in Egypt…

Happy Holidays

This is an animated video I did as part of CNN’s 12 days of Christmas.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.  For some reason, animation and holidays go together pretty naturally.  Maybe because there are not too many partridges in pear trees in the real world.  My colleague Bruno DeGazio did the music and we both sang (very badly) in his recording studio.

12 Days of Christmas on CNN

CNN will be doing a special 12 days of christmas video.  I was happy to participate and one of my animations…”3 French Hens” aired on CNN Thursday morning.  We’ll see what the final video actually looks like!

http://ireport.cnn.com/themes/custom/resources/cvplayer/ireport_embed.swf?player=embed&configPath=http://ireport.cnn.com&playlistId=523938&contentId=523938/0&

My Pal Geo to screen at the Bloor Cinema

The Bloor Cinema is a true Toronto landmark and one of the longest running independent theatres in Canada.  My pal Geo Pal lives near the theatre and has been involved with many events there!  It’s a great place to see classics as well as independent films you usually don’t see at the Megaplexes.  I look forward to this Saturday, Nov 6th at 7pm to see my short film up on the big silver screen!

Latest film…My Pal Geo

This is a teaser for my latest animated film…”My Pal Geo”.  This is a portrait of Toronto and my good friend Geo Pal who lives in the Annex.  I wanted to paint a seedier side of Toronto, many who do not live there may never experience.  I chose the sketchy style to contrast the innocent and naive viewer from the perverse and darker side of this great city.

Bumbershoot to screen Appy Dreams

I’m proud to announce that my film will be part of a great music and arts fest.  Bumbershoot is right up there with SXSW and Spoleto.

Appy Dreams to screen at Piccolo Spoleto

Category: Film & Literary

Series: Two Evenings of the South Carolina Film Fund Projects

The South Carolina Production Fund was created in 2006 to instill collaboration between filmmakers and the film programs at Clemson, the University of South Carolina, and Trident Technical College. These films reflect the first completed projects and area a showcase of the State’s film production programs and the next generation of creative professionals. Presented by the South Carolina Film Commission and the Charleston County Library. JUNE 3 SHOWING FROM 5:30-7:45PM INCLUDES 2 SHORT FILMS INCLUDING: APPALACHAIN DREAMS—(5min) An old clog dancer retires for the night, but his shoes are just getting started. Based on the traditional arts and crafts of southern Appalachia, Appalachian Dreams celebrates the high energy of clog dancing along with carved wooden toys, corn husk dolls, ceramic jugs and weaved baskets joining in on the fun. Director/Writer: David Donar; Producer: Tim Davis.

Appy Films wins best animation award at the Mexico Intl Film Fest

Well, I’m honored to win another award, they don’t come easy!  Mexico has a great film tradition and I am happy to share a film that celebrates the arts and crafts of a local region which I believe Mexicans can appreciate as the folk arts are alive and thriving in Mexico.



Appy Dreams wins award at Appalachian Film Fest

I was pleased to find that my film was a recipient of “Best Micro Film” at the 2010 Appalachian Film Fest in Huntington, WV.