This year’s ‘Nectar of the Projector’ #Award goes to Breaking Pointe - a short, quick, beautiful, and wildly relatable #animated gem. Co-created by friends-since-3rd-grade Shannon Miller
@mcrisntback and Gianna Bravaco
@giannabravaco , this #mixedmedia #marvel tells the story of a #ballerina breaking #free from a life of spinning in place (BEEN THERE), first in 2D then in 3D. The #film began as a #sketch by Gianna, but after showing Shannon and listening to Ice Pigeon by Daneshevskaya
@daneshevskaya the film’s #score - they realized it too needed to come to life.
Shannon (an HVFF alum - we LOVE her) brings her signature #witchy, #handmade stop-motion #style , while Gianna’s #dreamy 2D #animation opens the film with soft lines and an early Disney feel. “Could our styles work together?” Gianna wondered. The answer: a #cinematic #YES . “We focused on the #feeling of being trapped,” Shannon says, and it shows - in every detail of this #darling, meticulously crafted #short . “I always want to know what the character’s going to do before I start working on the #puppet ,” she adds. The result is full of #personality , #pathos , and teeny-tiny #magic .
Big fans of Coraline and the lesser-known #gem Over the Garden Wall, Shannon and Gianna are currently raising funds for their next project: Death of a Lovebug - a romantic comedy about a #ladybug whose caterpillar boyfriend transforms and forgets his past life. You can #support it here ➡️
@lovebug.film ⬅️ They’ll also be vending / raising funds for Lovebug at this year’s HVFF pre-party flea #market with handmade goodies and charm to spare. We can’t wait to see the #world these two #dream up next.
🖤Thank you
@rob.summerlin for the profile🖤
#hudsonvalleyfilmfest
