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Joanna Priestley

Joanna Priestley

Joanna Priestley Joanna Priestley is a contemporary film director, producer, animator and teacher. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon.

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Movies Made By Joanna Priestley (29)

Jung & Restless (2021)

Explores the mythopoeic realm through mandalas and dream images that hint at hidden trauma. ...

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North of Blue (2018)

A dense multiverse of images and shifting focal points that explore the tension between two dimensional patterns both familiar and alien. Conventional icons are deconstructed, creating shapes that spark a sense of connection and shared history, while scene ...

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Bottle Neck (2015)

Still life silhouettes collide with abstract shapes and complex, interlocking patterns. Reimagining the commonplace objects of a classical painting genre with experimental animation. ...

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Split Ends (2013)

Delicate patterns inspired by North American wrapping papers from the 1960's and French and English wallpapers from the early 1900s. ...

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Dear Pluto (2012)

A tribute to Pluto, everyone's favorite planetoid ...

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Choking Hazard (2012)

Our best intentions can go awry when it comes to recycling plastic. ...

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Rumpy Pumpy (2012)

A springboard ballet of private parts, in all their glorious combinations. ...

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Out of Shape (2011)

Playful choreography of abstract shapes to delight the eye. ...

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Eye Liner (2010)

Bold, crisp, playful animation that explores the organic geometry and archetypes of the human face. ...

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Missed Aches (2010)

A witty commentary on our over-reliance on spell check that plays up phonetics with hilarious results. ...

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Streetcar Named Perspire (2007)

A roller coaster ride through the brain fog, flashes, mood swings, depression, pimples and rage of one of life's great transitions. ...

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Extended Play (2007)

An experimental exploration and rediscovery of games and youthful pastimes. ...

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Dew Line (2005)

An acronym for Distant Early Warning Line, Dew Line refers to the array of radar stations built in the Arctic during the Cold War, and to the elegant shapes created by condensation. This animated tapestry of biomorphic forms elegantly dances through the li ...

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Andaluz (2004)

A traveler's love letter to AndalucĂ­a, this animated film is an homage to the culture, landscape, and architecture of southern Spain. ...

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Kali Yuga (2000)

Pixilation of yoga instructor Diane Wilson, shot in the forest over a six month period and object animation of construction tools, bolts, screws and nails. ...

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Surface Dive (2000)

Layers of animation featuring more than 600 sculptures, 200 glass pieces and 2200 drawings evoke an inspiring diving exploration in a freshwater lake in Yucatan. ...

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Utopia Parkway (1997)

Explores the magic of objects and transformation. Inspired by the boxes of Joseph Cornell, who lived on Utopia Parkway (Queens, NY) nearly all of his life. ...

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Hand Held (1995)

A film about the nature of oppression and community spirit. ...

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Pro and Con (1993)

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer. ...

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Grown Up (1993)

A humorous and poignant look at what it means to be turning 40 and growing older. ...

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After the Fall (1991)

About loneliness and feeling isolated. ...

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All My Relations (1990)

A satire of the pitfalls of romance, from marriage, childbirth and upward mobility to the disintegration of a relationship. ...

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She-Bop (1988)

A powerful mythic poem about women, the Goddess and the human spirit. It examines our foibles and frailties and how we can grow out of them. ...

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Candyjam (1988)

Candyjam is a whimsical, animated collaboration by 10 animators from four countries: David Anderson (England), Karen Aqua (USA), Craig Bartlett (USA), Elizabeth Buttler (USA), Paul Driessen (Holland), Tom Gasek (USA), Joan Gratz (USA), Christine Panushka ( ...

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Times Square (1986)

An abstract meditation on urban shapes and sounds. ...

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Voices (1985)

A humorous explanation of the fears we share: fear of the darkness, of monsters, of aging, of being overweight, and of global destruction. ...

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Jade Leaf (1985)

An abstract computer painting that was inspired by botanical forms. ...

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The Dancing Bulrushes (1985)

Based on an Ojibwa Native American story about coyote, the trickster, published by Barry Lopez. ...

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The Rubber Stamp Film (1983)

The Rubber Stamp Film was hand stamped on over 5000 index cards. Color was added with water color and felt pen. ...

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Movies Starring Joanna Priestley (3)

History, Mystery & Oyssey: Six Portland Animators (2023)

Martin Cooper's documentary feature explores the lives and work of six internationally renowned, independent animators and animation directors. These multi-award-winning artists are Jim Blashfield, Rose Bond, Joan C. Gratz, Zak Margolis, Joanna Priestley a ...

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Animation Outlaws (2019)

Walt Disney said "We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us." Outside of Walt himself there are f ...

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Voices (1985)

A humorous explanation of the fears we share: fear of the darkness, of monsters, of aging, of being overweight, and of global destruction. ...

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