eayres@smcm.edu
https://vimeo.com/eliayres
Eli Ayres, MFA 2021
A poppa raccoon and three chickens engage in a battle due to a simple misunderstanding. Their fight is broken up by a peaceful Bigfoot.
espystopmo@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/esperanza-guevara-55105955/
www.espystopmo.com
Anim!Arte, BrazilEsperanza Guevara, MFA 2019, BA 2016
A young tourist gets lost in a curious village inhabited by strange, fishy residents.
dbaumlet@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deena-baum-99309b14a/
Los Angeles Animation Festival (Best Traditional 2D Animation Award) | International Student Film Festival, BelgradeDeena Baum, BA 2018
A trophy hunter meets his match.
madisonsequoyah@gmail.com
www.sequoyahmadison.com
Sequoyah Madison, MFA 2018
A plucky Robot-Homie is unfortunately given a purpose.
Delon.Warren123@gmail.com
https://linkedin.com/in/delon-warren-723a8579/
https://www.delonwarren.com
New Renaissance Film Festival, London | Moving Pictures Festival, Berlin | Austin Under the Stars Film Festival | Cinemaway, Ukraine | Rebel Film Festival, PlymouthDeLon Warren, BA 2018
Sentient Artificial Intelligence seek to break their moral programming by worshiping the Seven Deadly Sins.
yiminfx@gmail.com
shimin13579.wixsite.com/mysite
www.linkedin.com/in/yiminzhangusc
yiminfx.com
Yimin Zhang, BA 2019
Trying to fit in, John attends a social event at a bar. When no one notices him, he decides to shift his personality to match every person he encounters.
hyeonjeong.anim@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hyeonjeongcho
https://www.HyeonJeongCho.com
Palm Springs Animation Festival | LA Cine Fest | Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest, Romania | Chaniartoon International Comic Animation Festival, Greece | Bucheon International Animation Festival, South Korea | Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film FestivalHyeonJeong Cho, MFA 2018
A businessman enters the elevator for another day at work.
15bryan.lee@gmail.com
http://bryanlee.love/
Bryan Lee, BA 2019
High tension during a cloudy afternoon.
eayres@smcm.edu
https://vimeo.com/eliayres
Supernova, Art All Night: TrentonEli Ayres, MFA 2021
Butterfly reflects my concern about the human memory of lost time.
A former comfort woman must overcome her past trauma to find her voice.
yurssjang@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/yursj
www.yursj.com
annlee578@gmail.com
www.annleeann.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annleeann/
Yuri Jang, MFA 2019
Produced by Ann Lee, MFA 2019
A dishwasher puts her job on the line to pursue her love for cooking.
ayak1114@gmail.com
https://www.ayakashima.com/
franklinokike1@gmail.com
www.pixvalue.com
Top Shorts | 307 Film Festival | Emerge MicrocinemaAya Kashima, MFA 2017
Franklin Okike, MFA 2017
Inspired by the filmmaker's journey from Thailand to Los Angeles to pursue his dream in animation and storytelling.
patradodo.k@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/pkitcharoen
https://www.patradodo.com/
Los Angeles Film Awards 2019 | Top Shorts Film Festival 2019 | Festigious International Film Festival (Best Music Video) | New York Film Awards (Best Student Film, Best Music Video) | Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards (Semi-Finalist 2019) | Fox Fellowship Endowment FundsPatradol "Dodo" Kitcharoen, MFA 2019
A stop motion, mockumentary highlighting "a day in the life" of a friendly, people-eating Siren named Kim.
malandry15@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-landry-126293107/
https://www.madelinelandry.com
New Orleans Film Festival | Southern Shorts Awards (Best Student Film) | Oaxaca Film Festival New Industry | NFFTY Film | Vail Film Festival | Exit 6 Film FestivalMadeline Landry, BA 2019
In a room, there are four people.
karasucassie@gmail.com
https://www.karasucassie.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karasucassie/
Toronto Animated Image Society Animation Showcase | San Diego Underground Film Festival | Kadoma International Film Festival, Japan | VisArts Frame & Frequency V | Linoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, Ukraine | Unknown Film Festival, RussiaCassie Shao, MFA 2019
After working a night of overtime, a clerk starts to have severe hallucinations.
chenglxie@gmail.com
https://chenglin.wixsite.com/chenglin
Chenglin Xie, MFA 2019
An experience that takes visitors on a journey following the life cycle of a living system.
aestarita@alumni.usc.edu
annlee578@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-carolina-estarita-guerrero-a3ab21143/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annleeann/
https://www.aestarita.com
https://www.annleeann.com
Ana Carolina Estarita Guerrero, MFA 2019
Produced by Ann Lee, MFA 2019
The search for loved ones never ends, even when they are no longer there.
yuyustopmo@gmail.com
yuyustopmotion.wixsite.com/yuyu
45th Student Academy Awards (Silver Winner) | Bucheon International Animation Festival (Special Distinction Prize Graduation Film), South Korea | LA Shorts International Film Festival | SPARK ANIMATION 2018 (Best Student Stop Motion), Vancouver | SHORT to the Point (Best Animation Short) Romania | Anibar Animation Festival, Kosovo | Cartoon Club International, ItalyYu Yu, MFA 2018
A woman is enchanted by the moonbeam and chases it up to the sky.
chunchununa@gmail.com
chunchunchang.wixsite.com/chun
46th Student Academy Awards (Semifinalist)Chun Chun Chang, MFA 2020
My dog had a dream and he told me about it. I made a movie about that dream. This is that movie.
dnessl1@gmail.com
www.chichifilm.com
Sundance Film Festival | Ottawa International Film Festival | Cleveland International Film Festival | Not Film Festival, Italy | Rincon International Film Festival, Puerto Rico | Durban International Film Festival, South Africa.David Nessl, MFA 2018
A loved one's journey through abandonment, abuse, loss and redemption.
https://joestucky.myportfolio.com/
Fox Fellowship Endowment Fund | International Los Angeles Script and Screen Film Festival | LA Under the Stars Film Festival | New York Los Angeles International Film Festival | 7th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival | Alaskan International Film Awards.Joe Stucky, MFA 2018
Two companions on an unmanned research ship discover the value of their friendship, as their decades-long mission towards the sun comes to an end.
oeokten@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/emreokten
emreokten.com
46th Student Academy Award Winner, Bucheon International Animation Festival, South Korea.Emre Okten, MFA 2019 in Film & TV Production, Minor in Animation
Caffé is an animated short film about sleepiness, loneliness, coffee and community in the vibrant ecosystem of the Italian bar.
mspencer326@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-s-aa3aa6a5/
https://margaretspencerart.com/
Margaret Spencer, BA 2019
Explore an alien world full of rumors.
mitchmcglocklin@gmail.com
tmbyong@gmail.com
www.mitch.cool
https://bobyong.com
VRSC Student Festival (First prize in narrative VR) | Jaunt VR grant recipient.Mitch McGlocklin , MFA 2020
Bob Yong, MFA 2020
Relation • Ship
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Initially the audience witnesses evocative gestural performance animation of the main character, Fish Bone Queen, giving away precious gifts from her own body. Upon entering the virtual reality environment, the viewer is immersed in a living bodyscape.
zoey.linwanchen@gmail.com
www.linwanchen.com/
www.linkedin.com/in/zoey-lin-081630183
kun876@gmail.com
https://www.kunxia.info/
www.linkedin.com/in/kun-xia-3b636b60/
Lumen Prize finalist, London | New Media Film Festival (Best New Media) | A'Design Award in Movie, Video and Animation Design (Gold Winner), Italy | Animafest Zagreb VR Competition, Croatia | Los Angeles Center for Digital Art International Juried Competition, (First Place Winner) | Multivision Festival (Best VR animation), Russia | Los Angeles Animation Festival (Best Student Mixed Media Animation).Zoey Lin (Installation and Stop-motion Creator and Director), MFA 2018
Kun Xia (VR Creator and Director), MFA 2018
Inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Hush is an installation that explores the fragileness of the human experience in four chapters: Infection, Reality, Meditation and Release.
crystaljow@gmail.com
crystaljow.com
Crystal Jow, MFA 2019
Step into the shoes of a researcher tasked to hack an enemy drone with advanced AI.
http://www.maryyann.com/
satriodewantono@gmail.com
satriodewantono.com | www.linkedin.com/in/satrio-dewantono/
annlee578@gmail.com
www.annleeann.com | www.linkedin.com/in/annleeann/
PixelPop Festival | USC Games ExpoMaryyann Landlord, MFA 2019
Satrio Dewantono, MFA 2019 in Interactive Media & Game Design
Produced by Ann Lee, MFA 2019
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Yolanda Morgan recalls her experiences with racism and the impact it has had on her.
Sheila Sofian's Documentary Animation Production class: Hanna Adams, Cole Bacani, Max Edmeier, Dariel Filomeno, Alexandra Gottlieb, NamQuyen "Q" Le, Yolanda Morgan, Victoria Perez. Benjamin Ragasa, Josie Stocks, John Stover, Jinghan Tian
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Ken Egu, an African American immigrant to the United States, reflects on racism through the lens of the Trump presidency and the actions of Colin Kaepernick.
Los Angeles Animation Festival (Humanitarian Award) | Austin Under The Stars Film Festival | Portland Unknown Film Festival | Factual Animation Festival, London | ANIMASIVO - Contemporary Animation Festival, Mexico | Adobe Design Achievement Awards (Semi-Finalist).Sheila Sofian's Documentary Animation Production class: Alissa Brasington, Liam Campbell, Brian Cawley, Lakota Dodging Horse, Ken Egu, C. Leigh Goldsmith, Haley Hudkins, Hannah Kreiswirth, Kaitlyn Leewing, Sequoyah Madison, Molly Murphy, Patrice Pinardo, Chenglin Xie
For more information:
email: firstframe@cinema.usc.edu