Joanna Priestley

A tribute to Pluto, everyone’s favorite planetoid

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.

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

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

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

An experimental exploration and rediscovery of games and youthful pastimes.

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

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

An abstract computer painting that was inspired by botanical forms.

A film about the nature of oppression and community spirit.

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 life cycles of cells while hinting at the loss of botanical diversity.

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

Short experimental computer animation by Jules Engel

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 (USA), Joanna Priestley (USA) and Marv Newland (Canada).

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.

An abstract meditation on urban shapes and sounds.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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 scenes transmogrify from rhythmic explosions to sublime trance-inducing patterns.