Today's filming, at the castle

 

Very thrilled that The Camelot Project has included a link to our #film

Very thrilled that The Camelot Project has included a link to our #film "Percy Grows Up" as part of their page on Percival and Grail media. Our link is toward bottom of the page. https://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot-project/theme/perceval

Stylized theatre

 

I studied Asian theatre forms in my grad school. Loved these amazing and powerful styles! 

Some viewers of my films have noted the influence -- seen in the stillness of postures and mask-like faces of the dolls. 

(Noh mask 18 c.)

Animals in fairy tales.

Our current film is the Grimm tale, The Two Travelers. In it many creatures help the hero (duck, stork, bee, horse) Here two crows offer guidance. Marie Louise Von Franz offers a wonderful analysis in "Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales."

The Psychology of a #Fairytale

The archetypal journey of the hero begins in many different forms, always with a kind of secret, unconscious knowledge which the hero him/herself doesn’t know she possesses. David Hart, The Psychology of a #Fairytale Relief of Inanna/Ishtar

The archetypal journey

The archetypal journey of the hero begins in many different forms, always with a kind of secret, unconscious knowledge which the hero himself doesn’t know he possesses.

David Hart, The Psychology of a Fairy Tale 

#Jungian David Hart The Psychology of a Fairy Tale

 Like the alchemical vessel which contains all the opposites within itself, the #fairytale is a vessel of transformation.

#Jungian David Hart The Psychology of a Fairy Tale

Thrilled to have a amazing #vo #talent of Therese Supple Kincade for our upcoming #film The Two Travelers.

Therese is an experienced non union character actor with a warm, low, commanding voice. She loves creating characters and can convey a myriad of emotions. She specializes in strong female character and other wacky characters. with accents and voices of all kinds.

Thrilled to have the #voiceover #talent of Kat as the lead in our upcoming, The Two Travelers!

Kat also voiced the lead heroine in our film, The Split.  (Soon to be screened again, now in DC)

Kat Evans-- is a performing artist based in Chicago. Theatre highlights: City Lit: Emma’s Child (Jean), Thirteen Days (RFK), The Safe House (Bridgid), London Assurance (Grace) , Prometheus Bound (Io), and Hauptmann (Anne Morrow Lindberg).  Promethean: Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Black Button Eyes: Shockheaded Peter and Nightmares and Nightcaps. Musicals: Thespis (The Savoyaires), The Three Penny Opera (The Hypocrites) and Fanatical (American Demigods). Film: Lois Lane in The Fiendish Machinations of Lex Luthor (Underhanded), Amy in The Split (Homemade Cinema), and Erika Byrd in NONTRADITIONAL (Salonista). As a writer, Kat authored TRUTH KITTENS and SLAY BELLES for Starlight Radio Dreams and several episodes of the Daily Devo Show and Bible Builds for Yippee, a faith-based streaming service for kids. She is currently working on two-act history play about a Chicago heresy trial in 1874.  

Thank you to John Stamos for this great review of our short film, Phone Gal

 You can read it here.

Fun working with John Mcdonnell again!

 Here John is adding some voices for our upcoming, The Two Travelers.

The power of myths and folktales

 All ancient trickster myths and folktales center on creating pandemonium with an aim toward transformation - a rearrangement of the social or personal order.

- Michael Bogar

First win for Gaia!!!

Excited that it will premiere in Chicago!

So honored to be part of the Sacred Rebellion #podcast!

 In this episode, Kim Andryc, Lora Solomon, and Laura Lewis-Barr discuss: #Fairytales, adaptations, and communicating with our #psyche.

Listen here!

More wins for Phone Gal

 Updating her poster. Phone Gal is getting some love. A bunch of festival screenings coming up. Yay! #filmmakerslife #filmmaker #filmfestivals

Another lovely podcast visit on fairytales and more

 Eyal asks great questions & guided us in a wonderful wide-ranging discussion exploring #myth, #fairytales, healing, #psychology, and the artists' journey. It truly is a deep dive. You're invited to listen.

https://kite.link/Fairytales

#podcast #indiefilm #depthpsychology

Looks like a great lineup. Very excited to attend.

Taking the train and looking forward to watching great shorts and meeting #filmmakers. Thank you Vidlings & Tapeheads

Another win for Phone Gal!

 

A week of podcasts -- so fun!

Thank you

@EyalShay2

for inviting me into such a deep discussion on #theartistsjourney #filmmaking and #fairytales on your heart-filled and brilliant #podcast.

@Deep_Dive_Pod

Honored to record a session of the Sacred Rebellion #Podcast, talking about the healing power of #fairytales.

 Such a wonderful, deep conversation.

Very excited. I plan to attend. Looks like a fun and busy Fall of #filmfestivals. Thank you @Hobnobben !

 

Such a blast being on The Jack Henke Show podcast - talking about the joys of #stopmotion #filmmaking.

 Thank you Jack!

Pamela Munoz -- thank you for the fantastic poster design for our upcoming short!

 

Wonderful conversation with @damarismariaDNP for her Mindfully Integretive #Podcast.

We talked about the healing power of #fairytales.

Excited!

 

Another win for Phone Gal!

 

"The Split" will be featured in this NY program!

https://www.spectacletheater.com/millennium-film-workshop-presents-the-uncanny-valley-of-the-dolls/

June 22, at 7:30 PM at Spectacle Theater - 124 S 3rd St. Brooklyn, NY. @studios_nu

THE (UNCANNY) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS - part of MEANS OF PRODUCTION: NEW ARTISTS’ CINEMA presented by MILLENNIUM FILM WORKSHOP

Lovely news! "Phone Gal" was just selected by The REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium!

 

This #film is based on the #fairytale, "The Little Match Girl." I didn't go with Anderson's happy ending. For me, it's a story of addiction. I look forward to sharing this film with this community. I'll have to send an unlisted link while it's in the festival circuit.

Thank you @GloriaGraceRand ! Fantastic to talk with you on your delightful #podcast about #filmmaking, #CGJung and #Fairytales.

 

It was so fun to talk with Gloria.  Looking forward to it coming out in a few months.

Another win for "Phone Gal!"

 

Recording our #animation #filmmaker #panel for the #NYCITFF2022 (New York Indie Theatre #FilmFestival).

  Excited to be among such talented creators! 

The Maine Jung Center has some wonderful winter programs. I'm thrilled to be presenting on my stop motion #films!

For more info and to register visit https://www.mainejungcenter.org/workshops/

Valerie at NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival!

 So excited that our quirky stop motion, "Visiting Valerie," is going to be part of #NYCITFF2022 fabulous #filmfestival!

@newohiotheatre

For tix visit http://NYCITFF2022.eventive.org

Scene from Gnarly Inside