Sasquatch has always remained elusive in photos--but not for the reasons we think.

Read the New Yorker article here!

festival premieres:

SCAD Animation Showcase Chair's Select Award Achievement in Animation, Florida Animation Festival: Best in Show, 1st Place; 2D Animation, 1st Place, Great Message Film Festival: Best Director, Animotion Film Festival; F3: Frankly Film Fest; Anchorage International Film Festival; Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival; New York International Children's Film Festival; Santa Barbara International Film Festival; Florida Film Festival; SXSW; Trento Film Festival; Toronto International Film Festival; Cinequest Film Festival; Atlanta Film Festival; San Francisco International Film Festival; Aspen Shortsfest; Kyiv International Short Film Festival; Athens Digital Arts Festival: ADAF Kids Animation; NYC Independent Film Festival; Cleveland International Film Festival; Salute Your Shorts Festival; NYC Independent Film Festival; Nashville Film Festival; Sarasota Film Festival; La boîte carrée - Le plein de Super; Palm Springs International ShortFest; Nantucket Film Festival; Traverse City Film Festival; New Zealand International Film Fest; Sidewalk Film Festival; New Zealand International Film Fest; Philadelphia Fringe; Ulju Mountain Film Festival; Courts-Bouillon, Episode 13; Festival Court Métrange; Mill Valley Film Festival; Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival; Chicago International Children’s Film Festival; Planetarium Film Festival; Ridgefield Independent Film Festival

awards:

view awards: special mention; red dot: communication design

character design

Early sketches of Sasquatch and the hikers. Sasquatch went through the biggest changes. Each of the hikers were actually based on their cameras.

character turnarounds

colour

layouts

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Layouts were an important part in building the tone of the film. I wanted colour to play a large role in how the story was told--in this case, clarifying the passage of time--and to build a setting with a lush environment. Also, I really wanted to draw a lot of plants.