Director/Producer: Carla Patullo, Elizabeth
Beecherl
Description:
Before
Walt Disney, there was a trailblazing woman at the vanguard of
animation. Influenced by folktales and legends, Lotte Reiniger was a
tour de force of creativity and innovation: she invented the
multiplane camera and created the first animated feature. This
stunning film explores the life and times of a woman who is finally
being given her due.
Biography: Elizabeth Beecherl is an animator and a director who was born in Lubbock, Texas. She
studied architecture at the University of Virginia and worked as an
architect for several years on projects that have been published in
The New York Times, Dwell, and many other design publications. After
watching Lotte Reiniger’s 1922 movie Cinderella and falling
in love with the medium of silhouette animation, she began making
films in collaboration with co-director Carla Patullo.
Carla Patullo is a
visual media composer who creates rich, emotionally attuned
soundscapes that celebrate the power in any story. With a sound that
moves from industrial to lush orchestral and beyond, Carla brings an
honest illumination to any project and adds strength to every
creator’s experience. Her music is featured in the award winning
film Spa Night, which premiered at Sundance. Her score to Cinderella, A Shadow Ballet has won numerous awards, including
Global Music Awards and Hollywood Music in Media Award nominations.
