CalArts graduate and Annie Awards nominee Siqi Song’s stop-motion “Sister” is one of the 10 finalists for this year’s Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Song is humbled by the honor for her moving, powerful film. Siqi Song: It’s definitely surreal to me. “Sister” is my first professional film. I could not imagine when I was […]

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of fairytales? Most people may say a Disney movie but how about the film company Magic Light Pictures? This film production company creates a variety of fantasy films that are meant to teach both young and old important lessons about life all […]

Bruce W. Smith is the co-director of Sony Pictures Animation’s heartwarming short Hair Love. It screened theatrically with The Angry Birds Movie 2 this summer and is now available to watch for free on SPA’s YouTube channel. Smith is also the creator of Disney’s beloved animated series The Proud Family, which is returning with new […]

One of the most prolific issues that has been affecting our generation has been school shootings. People have been protesting and showing their part to fight against gun violence. Many people believe the only way to fight an important issue is through art and parody. Sometimes even a simple poem can be just as powerful. […]

Patrick Smith has made a staggering 13 award winning films in the last 19 years. His latest two films are explorations about our cultural love affair with guns (Gun Shop) and prescription drugs (Candy Shop) – two companion films created in the same timeframe. Gun Shop is currently one of the few (if not the […]

Hair Love, the heartfelt animated short film from director Matthew A. Cherry that centers around the relationship between an African-American father, his daughter Zuri, and the most daunting task a father could ever come across – doing his daughter’s hair – is now available to view online. Directed by Cherry (executive producer, BlacKkKlansman), Everett Downing […]