**Sat, June 20th at 7:00pm**
Academy Theater is ecstatic to present a one-night-only screening of the beautifully horrifying stop-motion film BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING (2006) with creator Christiane Cegavske in attendance!
The film will feature a 10-minute introduction from Museum of Stop Motion Animation director Brian Capati (
@brian.capati ) and begin with a never-before-seen snippet of Christiane's upcoming film SEED IN THE SAND! Christiane will be present to give a 30-minute Q&A session after the film as well (moderated by Rosśa Crean of the Broomsticks and Bloodshed podcast) and will be sticking around to meet fans after the film.
We hope you look forward to joining us for a wonderful evening of mischief and whimsy. Tickets will likely go fast ~ grab yours and find detailed event info at academytheaterpdx.com!
Bio:
Christiane Cegavske is a Portland-based artist and 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, blending fine art and stop-motion animation. Her debut feature, Blood Tea and Red String (2006), is internationally recognized for its haunting, dialogue-free narrative. Currently, she is working on Seed in the Sand, a stop-motion feature exploring identity, transformation, and ecological collapse through a cast of threatening rag dolls, anthropomorphic creatures, and a crooning sea monster. Cegavske’s industry experience spans animation, sculpting, and puppet-making for
projects on Fox, VH1, Disney Channel, and NBC, as well as a number of commercials and films.
A San Francisco Art Institute alum, she is currently an Associate Professor of Animated Arts at the Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University.
Back of the Box:
BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING is a surreal handmade stop-motion fairy tale for adults created and animated entirely by director Christiane Cegavske over a period of 13 years. It tells the story of aristocratic white mice who commission gentle oak dwelling artisans to create a doll for them. When the Oak Dwellers fall in love with the doll they refuse to give her up. Resorting to thievery, the jilted mice abscond with her in the middle of the night. The Oak Dwellers must journey through their mystical and dangerous land to reclaim their love.
