Joanna Priestley Movies
- 1985
The Dancing Bulrushes
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Based on an Ojibwa Native American story about coyote, the trickster, published by Barry Lopez.
- 2023
History, Mystery & Oyssey: Six Portland Animators
History, Mystery & Oyssey: Six Portland Animators02023HD
Martin Cooper’s documentary feature explores the lives and work of six internationally renowned, independent animators and animation directors....
- 2011
Out of Shape
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Playful choreography of abstract shapes to delight the eye.
- 2018
North of Blue
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A dense multiverse of images and shifting focal points that explore the tension between two dimensional patterns both familiar and alien....
- 1985
Voices
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A humorous explanation of the fears we share: fear of the darkness, of monsters, of aging, of being overweight, and of global destruction.
- 1997
Utopia Parkway
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Explores the magic of objects and transformation. Inspired by the boxes of Joseph Cornell, who lived on Utopia Parkway (Queens, NY) nearly all of his...
- 1986
Times Square
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An abstract meditation on urban shapes and sounds.
- 2005
Dew Line
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An acronym for Distant Early Warning Line, Dew Line refers to the array of radar stations built in the Arctic during the Cold War, and to the elegant...
- 1988
Candyjam
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Candyjam is a whimsical, animated collaboration by 10 animators from four countries: David Anderson (England), Karen Aqua (USA), Craig Bartlett...
- 1985
Interior
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Short experimental computer animation by Jules Engel
- 1993
Pro and Con
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A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.
- 2000
Kali Yuga
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Pixilation of yoga instructor Diane Wilson, shot in the forest over a six month period and object animation of construction tools, bolts, screws and...
- 2010
Eye Liner
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Bold, crisp, playful animation that explores the organic geometry and archetypes of the human face.
- 1993
Grown Up
Grown Up01993HD
A humorous and poignant look at what it means to be turning 40 and growing older.
- 2015
Bottle Neck
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Still life silhouettes collide with abstract shapes and complex, interlocking patterns. Reimagining the commonplace objects of a classical painting...
- 2000
Surface Dive
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Layers of animation featuring more than 600 sculptures, 200 glass pieces and 2200 drawings evoke an inspiring diving exploration in a freshwater lake...
- 2010
Missed Aches
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A witty commentary on our over-reliance on spell check that plays up phonetics with hilarious results.
- 2013
Split Ends
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Delicate patterns inspired by North American wrapping papers from the 1960’s and French and English wallpapers from the early 1900s.
- 2021
Jung & Restless
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Explores the mythopoeic realm through mandalas and dream images that hint at hidden trauma.
- 2012
Dear Pluto
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A tribute to Pluto, everyone’s favorite planetoid