In Production
My primary creative focus at this time is the production of animated documentaries featuring parents who lost their children to gun violence. Learn more about these projects and the scholarship of engagement that created a successful funding campaign here: https://igg.me/at/gvpfilms
I expect these films to be completed within the year and ready for dissemination into festivals.
Other work
Book chapter author:
“Chapter Ten: Postproduction Techniques” in Tom Gasek, Frame-by-Frame Stop Motion: The Guide to Non-Traditional Animation Techniques, 3rd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press. 2025.
“I would hire experts in this area who were fluid in [After Effects]. They
included Andrew Sonntag, who succeeded me at teaching stop motion at
RIT. His ability to understand stop motion and After Effects him ideal for
updating Chapter 10 in this third edition to address After Effects with a
little more technical learning.” -Tom Gasek, ‘Introduction’
Short films:
“Junk Jive” — Director, animator, and composer.
Juried screenings: Animation Wild Card & Hot 30 Collab Show Live at El Cid in Los Angeles. August 29th, 2024.
Animation Wild Card Series Finale Showcase. January 8th, 2025.
“Sporcery: Wintertide Whims” — Director, animator.
Juried screenings: Animation Wild Card: Season 4, Episode 25. Dec. 15, 2023.
“The Dust Index” — Director, animator.
In preproduction- expected to be in production Spring 2026. Pictured: building lighting grid in studio and writers’ room meeting with colleague and students.
Scholarship of Application:
“Clean Up To Green Up: Building a Clean Energy Workforce & a Brighter Future in Detroit” — Producer.
The Center for American Progress. Environmental Justice in Action. Link
“Community Violence Intervention Success Stories” — Producer.
The Center for American Progress. Only in America: The Front Lines of the Gun Violence Crisis. Link
“Securing Clean Air, Clean Water, and a Healthy Environment for All” — Producer.
The Center for American Progress. Environmental Justice in Action. Link
Collaborative Project: Interactive Animated Film and Live Show
“Blast Into Inner Space” — Animator, editor, compositor, sound designer, story constultant.
Live show and screening. Artist Row, Annual Juried Art Fair.
September 17th, 30th, and October 1st, 2023.
