Joanna Priestley Movies

Candyjam is a whimsical, animated collaboration by 10 animators from four countries: David Anderson (England), Karen Aqua (USA), Craig Bartlett...

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...

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.

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

Based on an Ojibwa Native American story about coyote, the trickster, published by Barry Lopez.

Pixilation of yoga instructor Diane Wilson, shot in the forest over a six month period and object animation of construction tools, bolts, screws and...

Martin Cooper’s documentary feature explores the lives and work of six internationally renowned, independent animators and animation directors....

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

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...

A dense multiverse of images and shifting focal points that explore the tension between two dimensional patterns both familiar and alien....

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

An abstract meditation on urban shapes and sounds.

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

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

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

Playful choreography of abstract shapes to delight the eye.

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...

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

An experimental exploration and rediscovery of games and youthful pastimes.