Sunday, May 15, 2005
An Evening with Joanna Priestley
Wednesday May 18th - 7:30 pm
ASIFA-Hollywood presents
An Evening with Joanna Priestley
Jonanna Priestley In Person; Moderated by Craig Bartlett Indie Toon Queen Brings Innovation, Imagination and Squiggly Lines For Her Los Angeles Premiere!
"I Have Enjoyed Her Work for Years. You Have to See This!"
--Gus Van Sant
"She is the Queen of Independent Animation!"
--Bill Plympton
Acclaimed animator Joanna Priestley celebrates 20 years of innovative work as filmmaker with a retrospective screening of her best works at the American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30. The event, which is co-sponsored by ASIFA-Hollywood, will include many of Priestley`s most acclaimed works including VOICES (1985), SHE-BOP (1988), GROWN UP (1993), UTOPIA PARKWAY(1997) and her newest short DEW LINE (2004) as well as a question-and-answer session moderated by Craig Bartlett, creator of the hit animated series Hey, Arnold! The evening will also include a new documentary short about how Priestley created her most recent and most cutting edge animated shorts.
Working out of her studio in Portland, Oregon, Joanna Priestley has created a career out of making truly independent and iconoclastic animated works that are deeply personal while being thoroughly universal. Using a wide variety of media sand, glass, candy, hands and paws, and more her animation is wickedly alive and full of depth and strangely organic motion. Eschewing traditional character animation in favor of exploring human behaviors in fascinating new ways, Priestley has created a bold look for her films, which have humorously and touchingly riffed on the range of human fears, the goddess within, prison life, the delights of turning 40, and the pitfalls of romance. Her recent work has grown more abstract and innovative, drawing inspiration from rural Spain, Yucatan dives, and the sculptor Joseph Cornell, among others.
Joanna Priestley has produced and directed 17 films, all of which have screened at top film festivals all over the world, including the New York Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival, just to name a few. In addition to her own animated films, Priestley has also created animation for wide variety of projects, ranging from "Sesame Street" to music videos for Tears for Fears ("Sowing the Seeds of Love") and Joni Mitchell ("Good Friends"). Joanna Priestley is the founding president of ASIFA-Northwest, and she runs an apprenticeship program through her studio in Portland, Oregon.
Wednesday May 18th - 7:30 pm
The American Cinehatheque
THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE
between Highland and Las Palmas
6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA
For tickets and information, please visit the Cinematheque website or call 323/466.3456
TICKETS: $9 General; $7 Cinematheque and ASIFA-Hollywood Members. $7 Seniors (65+ years) and students with valid ID card. Must be shown at box office at time of purchase. ¶ 7:09 PM
ASIFA-Hollywood presents
An Evening with Joanna Priestley
Jonanna Priestley In Person; Moderated by Craig Bartlett Indie Toon Queen Brings Innovation, Imagination and Squiggly Lines For Her Los Angeles Premiere!
"I Have Enjoyed Her Work for Years. You Have to See This!"
--Gus Van Sant
"She is the Queen of Independent Animation!"
--Bill Plympton
Acclaimed animator Joanna Priestley celebrates 20 years of innovative work as filmmaker with a retrospective screening of her best works at the American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30. The event, which is co-sponsored by ASIFA-Hollywood, will include many of Priestley`s most acclaimed works including VOICES (1985), SHE-BOP (1988), GROWN UP (1993), UTOPIA PARKWAY(1997) and her newest short DEW LINE (2004) as well as a question-and-answer session moderated by Craig Bartlett, creator of the hit animated series Hey, Arnold! The evening will also include a new documentary short about how Priestley created her most recent and most cutting edge animated shorts.
Working out of her studio in Portland, Oregon, Joanna Priestley has created a career out of making truly independent and iconoclastic animated works that are deeply personal while being thoroughly universal. Using a wide variety of media sand, glass, candy, hands and paws, and more her animation is wickedly alive and full of depth and strangely organic motion. Eschewing traditional character animation in favor of exploring human behaviors in fascinating new ways, Priestley has created a bold look for her films, which have humorously and touchingly riffed on the range of human fears, the goddess within, prison life, the delights of turning 40, and the pitfalls of romance. Her recent work has grown more abstract and innovative, drawing inspiration from rural Spain, Yucatan dives, and the sculptor Joseph Cornell, among others.
Joanna Priestley has produced and directed 17 films, all of which have screened at top film festivals all over the world, including the New York Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival, just to name a few. In addition to her own animated films, Priestley has also created animation for wide variety of projects, ranging from "Sesame Street" to music videos for Tears for Fears ("Sowing the Seeds of Love") and Joni Mitchell ("Good Friends"). Joanna Priestley is the founding president of ASIFA-Northwest, and she runs an apprenticeship program through her studio in Portland, Oregon.
Wednesday May 18th - 7:30 pm
The American Cinehatheque
THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE
between Highland and Las Palmas
6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA
For tickets and information, please visit the Cinematheque website or call 323/466.3456
TICKETS: $9 General; $7 Cinematheque and ASIFA-Hollywood Members. $7 Seniors (65+ years) and students with valid ID card. Must be shown at box office at time of purchase. ¶ 7:09 PM
