Joanna Priestley – An Indie Filmmaking Hero!
Posted on: Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Comments: 0
So this past Monday night, as part of the Jules Engel Centennial Celebration, I went to see the work of a filmmaker I have admired for many years and just got to meet this past summer, Joanna Priestley. She brought a retrospective of her work to RedCat, including her latest film MISSED ACHES and it was a great show. In case you don’t know her yet, she is an independent animator and filmmaker that has been making amazingly handcrafted personal films for over 20 years. She has so many amazing films that I highly recommend her DVDs to any indie animation fans or aspiring filmmakers out there. Starting with her CalArts thesis film VOICES she established a strong voice of her own. Make sure you check it out!
Trailer for “Making More”
The Special Edition DVD features this documentary about the making of MORE.
The Keen Yellow Planet
This is a music video for Stina Nordenstam’s song “Keen Yellow Planet.”
I’m really proud of this little music video and am thrilled to finally present it here.
This entire short was produced for $7,500 as a commission by Stina Nordenstam’s label. They made videos for her entire album, mine was the only one that used animation. [...]
“Weird Al’s” Jurassic Park Video
So this music video was a very low budget indie project that ended up garnering a Grammy Nomination of all things (we lost to David Fincher’s Rolling Stone video so it was good company to be in). I co-directed the video with Scott Nordlund, an animator and filmmaker I met while working on a commercial [...]
