Big Teeth 60-Second
Film Festival

Manet’s depiction of one nude figure amid the fully clothed raises the question of how one person can be unlike those around them. In his painting, the woman’s choice to disrobe appears deliberate, but what if someone is singled out, not by choice, but by circumstance?

We welcomed a new puppy into our family and I couldn't help but think about the ways she explores the world, learns, and grows as if she is a wild animal like a tiger. I also wanted to incorporate some of the characteristics of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac, which include bravery, confidence, and a love for adventure - all things this puppy displays both in my film and in real life!

I immediately thought dartboard when I first saw Jasper Johns' 'Target'. But when I dove deeper into Johns as a gay artist in America more layers were revealed. Johns' used symbols, many with an Americana spin, in his post-war work while having target on his own back for lifestyle. This film uses the dartboard as both object and metaphor showing how perception and prejudice can make us targets of judgment.

I wanted to explore an abstract film with flow arts

When researching this piece I was shocked to learn that the iconic cherry that sits at the top of the spoon was not a part of the original design. They thought it was a bit plain, so they added a garnish.

What struck me about Christina's World was neither the image itself, nor its true subject, but the divergence of perceptions that came in learning more about the painting itself. Rather than focusing on itself, it draws attention to the sum of its parts. It confronts you with your own assumptions.

Fly Boy reminded me of a painting I did as a child of a girl with a bird head flying peacefully through the sky. For some reason, it haunted my mother and she brings it up frequently. I wanted to create a collage animation that reflected that fear.

I feel this piece has had countless inerpretatons and meanings attributed to it. I was inspired to see how a 5 year old would view it and what kind of story she would tell with fresh eyes,

With the artist’s work entitled “The Tree” I knew I wanted to film in nature. African-influenced surrealism and his adoration for nature, animals, humans, and plant forms all inspired me to transform myself with flowers and evoke a magical being. It turned out to be a very meditative process: still, serene, with the sun’s rays casting rainbows and pinholes of light through my colorful veil. The music has a sweeping, etherealness but also a very manmade, electronic sound inspired by cicadas and other tree-dwelling insects.

I found a few ways to use Juan Gris's work as inspiration. Some of it in framing key shots with a Cubist lens, some in the characters we meet in the film, and even the soundtrack's primary instrument is an acoustic guitar. This blended approach correlates to Cubist ideals of collage, muted palette and use of whimsical subjects to tell a story.

I've seen this photo before, but never knew much about the background behind it. I was a bit bothered and unsettled by the fact that it eventually sold for twelve million dollars, while the model in the photo died in poverty. So this one's for Alice Prin.

When I first saw the Red Studio, I noticed the sort of controlled mess of the studio with paintings and sculptures everywhere. It reminded me of my room and how it was really messy but I still knew where things were in the mess. I’ve been told a lot as a teenager that my room is too messy and I won’t be able to find anything, as well as not being able to find something before my mom finds it the first place she looks, so I decided to flip the script a bit for my film.