Grown Up
Directed byJoanna Priestley
Written byJoanna Priestley
Barbara Carnegie
Produced byJoanna Priestley
CinematographyJoanna Priestley
Edited byJoanna Priestley
Music bySteve Christopherson
Warren Rand
Production
company
Priestley Motion Pictures
Distributed byMicrocinema International (2006)
Release date
  • 1993 (1993)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Grown Up is a 1993 7 minute 16mm short animated film by Joanna Priestley,[1] using drawings on paper, pixellated hands and object animation. The film was written by Barbara Carnegie and Joanna Priestley, and directed, produced, and animated by Priestley.

Synopsis

Grown Up takes a humorous and poignant look at what it means to be turning 40 and growing older.

Release

The film was re-released on DVD in 2006 by Microcinema International. It was screened in a retrospective of Priestley's works in April 2009.[2]

Reception

“In a time when everyone seems to be writing about aging, Priestley does a brilliant job of reclaiming 40 and her own process of middle aging with humor, optimism and an award winning animation style that just might make twenty-somethings wish they were older.” -Bill Foster, Northwest Film Center

Awards and recognition

  • First Prize, Marin County Film Festival
  • First Prize, Worldfest Houston
  • Gold Award, Black Maria Film and Video Festival
  • Directorâs Citation Award, Worldfest Charleston
  • Gold Award, Columbus International Film Festival
  • Honorable Mention, Intercom International Festival
  • Certificates of Merit:
    • Athens International Film and Video Festival
    • Ottawa International Animation Festival
    • USA Film Festival
    • Stuttgart Animation Festival
    • San Francisco International Film Festival
    • Sinking Creek Film Festival.

Selected Festivals: New York Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Northwest Film and Video Festival:

References

  1. ↑ Furniss, Maureen (1998). Art in motion: animation aesthetics (illustrated, reprint ed.). Indiana University Press. p. 69. ISBN 9781864620399.
  2. ↑ Soares, Andre (6 April 2009). "Joanna Priestley Screenings at the REDCAT". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 16 January 2010.


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