...a new screening series called Animation Speak/Easy, an interactive, in-person event where three guest speakers each share an animated short that inspires them, followed by a lively audience discussion. After two years of isolation, we want to create a space that brings together curious, inspired artmakers who are passionate about animation and its constantly changing forms.
Come on out on Wednesday, June 10th for a very special Vol. 20. Join us for another round of inspiring animated shorts and lively discussion with our guests and audience!
Wednesday, June 10, Doors @7:00pm, Screening 7:30-9:00pm
Rullo’s Bar @ 560 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
**No cover
Danny works primarily on paper with messy media because he enjoys the need to wash his hands after animating. He’s a live-action filmmaker and self-taught animator who is addicted to the discovery part of the process, so he tries to make each project feel different from the last.
His first animated short NOTES ON BIOLOGY won the jury prize at SXSW back in 2012, and he feels lucky to have contributed sequences to EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, HBO’s RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS and PINK FLOYD’s DAVID GILMOUR.
https://www.dannymaddenfilm.com/
Gina Kamentsky is an animator, kinetic sculptor and sound artist based in Providence Rhode Island. Her anxious and joyful short films blast out at twenty-four frames per second searing eyeballs and sending waves of buzz and crackle into the ether. Over her three decade career she’s progressed through numerous forms including painting, drawing and collaging on film, Rotoscope, Musique concrète, sound collage, stop motion and Pixilation. Kamentsky’s films have screened at festivals nationally and worldwide.
https://ginakamentsky.com/
Javier Cruz is a multidisciplinary creative technologist, composer, and visual artist with over a decade of experience crafting immersive audiovisual and experiential works. At Volvox Labs, he specializes in new media production and electronic sound design, using real-time and interactive technologies to create engaging digital environments and push the boundaries of contemporary storytelling. His music has been featured across branded campaigns and streaming content, while his visual art and creative programming have been presented on international platforms.
In parallel with his studio practice, Cruz serves as Thesis Lead for the SVA MFA Computer Arts program, where he mentors experimental artists and guides ambitious, technology-driven thesis projects. Across all disciplines, his work is driven by a commitment to merging technology and creativity to foster innovation, emotional resonance, and visionary artistry.
https://www.javiercruz.xyz/
Congratulations for this great first event to bring together the animation community. I loved that you choose three artists from different backgrounds and interests. It made for surprising discoveries! Also the discussion was well prepared and really made it particularly interesting...
It was exhilarating and I’m so thankful for the chance to share something I’m passionate about with others, as well as be included with two amazing animators I had never had the pleasure of meeting before...
Such a treat to go in depth (if ever so briefly) on the pieces that were picked, get to hear why and see how they resonated with other people there. And really just so swell to be around live humans in real space and time talking the walk and walking the talk.
Andy London is a graphic novelist, director and animator. Since the mid nineties, he’s been writing graphic novels and making independent animated shorts. In addition to making films and comics, Andy runs an animation program at Hostos Community College in New York City and is a Visiting Lecturer in the AFVS Department of Harvard University. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
www.letitfallapart.com
Anna Samo was born in Moscow, Russia, lived and studied animation in Berlin, Germany and is currently based in Brooklyn. As an independent filmmaker she uses a variety of analog animation techniques to create emotional and poetic work. Her most recent films OBON, The Opposites Game and Conversations with a Whale and The Wild-Tempered Clavier have been screened and awarded at film festivals around the world.
www.samo-animation.com
Lisa LaBracio is a freelance animation director who specializes in handmade animation techniques. As part of the founding production team at TED-Ed, Lisa has directed dozens of educational shorts in a variety of styles, and as an educator, has taught 100+ animation workshops to communities all over the world. Lisa is based in Brooklyn, where you can find her mediating an argument between her stop motion studio and her plant children regarding how much sunlight to allow into the home studio.
www.lisalabra.com
