WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th 7:30pm HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
MOSMA, the Museum of Stop Motion Animation presents a stop-motion showcase. The collection of short films include the work of animators from Portland, Los Angeles, Canada and Russia. These shorts exemplify the diverse range that stop-motion animation has as an art form. Utilizing a myriad of mediums and techniques, these masters of animation demonstrate the impactful potential of stop-motion animation to express ideas and tell stories.
Please join us after the films for a Q&A with the animators!
Local legend, David Daniels (Peter Gabriel Big Time, Pee Wee’s Playhouse, Freaked) will screen Buzz Box Re-mix. The studio, Screen Novelties (SpongeBob, ELF: Buddy’s Musical Christmas) from Los Angeles presents Old Man and the Goblins, an early short made by founders Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh. Director and production designer, Kyle Arneson (Robot Chicken, Mary Shelly’s Frankenhole) will show Meevil the Weevil: Breakfast of Champions. Max Winston (Ratbat Studios) presents us with the first official Looney Tunes episode entirely created in stop-motion, Daffy in Wackyland. Sihanouk Mariona (Oscar nominated Anomalisa, Disney's Proud Family, Tiny Chef, Shape Island, Marvel's MODOK, Teen Titans) brings us his short film, They Crawl Amongst Us!. Polina Kutukina (Wildwood) from Russia, presents her short Pchela(Welcome). Michael Granberry (Severance, Guillermo del Toro’s: Pinocchio) presents his award-winning short Les Betes. Director/Animator/Collage Artist, Winston Hacking (Erodium Thunk, Andy Shauf, Flying Lotus) from Canada presents a recent experimental piece entitled, Action Bog.
Event Sponsorship: Stop Motion Showcase
Become an Event Sponsor for our Stop Motion Showcase 🎬
Event sponsors of $100 or more be it one time, or a pledge of $25 monthly reoccurring, will be recognized during the curtain speech prior to the screening of the Stop Motion Showcase.
Your sponsorship helps us preserve rare puppets, props, and sets, while opening doors for hands-on workshops in animation, puppet making, and more programing like this world class animation showcase!
Your support keeps the art form alive for today’s audiences and future artists.
Together, we’ll connect the magic on screen with the craft behind it—through exhibitions, rotating showcases, workshops and film screenings that celebrate stop motion’s rich past, vibrant present and inspiring future. ✨
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