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Suzan Pitt
Born July 11, 1943 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died June 16, 2019 · aged 75
Suzan Pitt (July 11th, 1943 - June 16th, 2019) was born and grew up in Kansas City, MO. In 1965 she graduated with a BFA in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art and has lived and worked in Europe, Mexico, New York and Los Angeles. In 1968 she began making animated films which were inspired by her paintings “My painted images seem to have a past and future and through animation I could imagine a…
Known For
Asparagus · 1979Asparagus
★ 6.61979
MovieAnimation
A symbolic reflection on issues of female sexuality, art and identity constructs.
Cartoon Noir · 1999Cartoon Noir
★ 6.91999
MovieFantasyAnimation
Six animated shorts eschew traditional animation by featuring supernatural elements and darker themes, such as alien snatchings, life among mannequins and a spiritual rebirth. Among the films are "Ape," which features a couple fighting over a cooked monkey every night; "The Story of the Cat and the Moon," which is a tale of unrequited love; and "Gentle Spirit," which is based on a Fyodor Dostoyevsky story.
El Doctor · 2006El Doctor
★ 6.02006
MovieAnimationComedy
In a crumbling 1920s Mexican hospital, patients with bizarre afflictions are in constant need of medical attention, but the miserable doctor in charge prefers to drink. However, an encounter with the Saint of Holes will rearrange the doctor's fate, sending him on a journey of altered perspective.
Crocus · 1971Crocus
★ 5.51971
MovieAnimation
A woman's nightly domestic rituals—from putting her baby to bed to making love—unspool in a playful parade of surreal, straight-from-the-id images.
Pinball · 2013Pinball
★ 5.02013
MovieAnimation
As George Antheil's avant-garde composition "Ballet Mecanique (1952 revision)" plays, a dizzying array of abstract paintings are captured in close-up, spun around, and rapidly edited together. Grotesque and frightening creatures start to emerge through the flickering shapes and patterns.
Joy Street · 1995Joy Street
★ 6.51995
MovieAnimationDrama
A nightmare of a woman depressed by the concrete world she lives in, and her journey from suicidal despair to personal renewal with the help of an unlikely spirit guide.
Cels · 1972Cels
1972
MovieAnimation
A showcase for the MCAD Animation Workshop 1972 where each student was given one of a series of cells to animate whatever they pleased.
Jefferson Circus Songs · 1974Jefferson Circus Songs
★ 5.51974
MovieAnimation
In a fantasy world, life-size cardboard animations interact with children clad in clown wigs, monkey masks, and princess costumes. Together, they host a carnival of surreal goings-on.
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