Blue Cooler (Trailer), 2021

Blue Cooler captures small moments of life in Hawaii through a montage of richly painted and colorful brush strokes, sounds and images. 

"Artists of Hawaii 2011" Show,  USA Artists Projects Grant

HD version of Rose Married A Junky (1990). Hand painted under a 16 mm Bolex camera, Rose explores a young woman's thoughts in a tender and humorous way. Voice by Katey Bernard. ASIFA east First prize.

Rose Married A Junky     1990  Asifa East First Prize                                 

Hepa! Award winning, hand painted animated exploration into the world of Brazilian dance, Capoeira, Orishas and vibrant Drums. Live action footage blended with animation. Featuring Marivaldo Dos Santos of Stomp. (Awards: New York Foundation of the Arts, Dance Films Association).

Hepa!    1998   NYFA Grant Winner,                Dance Films Association Winner

The Comet And What Alissa Thought She Saw, 1989. Black and White 16 mm film shot on location at the Cloisters Museum in NYC with John-Mario Sevilla and Wendy Mcwilliams Crowell, choreography by Laura Margulies.

The Comet And What Alissa Thought She Saw 1989   Filmed at the Cloisters Museum in NYC. 

 

Since Our Status Changed...I'm Alone But At Least I'm Not Being Kicked In The Face, 1992. 16 mm Film. "Status" bluntly chronicles a woman's decision to break up with her passionate yet abusive boyfriend. "Status" blends animated oil painted animation, collage and live action footage. Since Our Status Changed...

Since Our Status Changed...I'm Alone But At Least I'm Not Being Kicked In The Face    1992     Best Animated Film,   Ann Arbor Film Festival

"Tricked: It Looked Like Love". Animated documentary commissioned by Pacific Survivor Center. 11 minutes. 2017. Ink animation and live action.

"Tricked: It Looked Like Love". Animated documentary commissioned by Pacific Survivor Center. 11 minutes. 2017. Ink animation and live action.

Mixing Animation and Live action footage, "Rolling Down Like Pele" explores the world of traditional Hula and Chant. Lush oil paintings, water colors and pencil drawings illuminate sections of three Hawaiian dances in unique and surprising ways. "Rolling Down Like Pele" won first prize at Cinedanse film festival.

Rolling Down Like Pele       2004  First Prize CineDanse (Amsterdam), NIPAD Grant winner, Acquired by Pacific Islanders in Communications and the  University of Hawaii.   

2018, part of The Symphony of The Hawaiian Birds, a collaborative project. Music by Jon Magnussen (computer-generated mockup of orchestral score) Laura Margulies: Animation Superviser