HIGHER EDUCATION
| 2009
2007 |
M.F.A., Computer Art, Animation, School of Visual Arts, New York, New York. B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, Animation, Myers School of Art, Akron, Ohio. |
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
| Aug 2017-Present
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The Society for Animation Studies is an international learned society dedicated to the study of animation history and theory. It was founded by Harvey Deneroff in 1987., May 2011, Ongoing
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| Feb 2017-Present | The International Animated Film Association is an international non-profit organization founded in 1960 in Annecy, France, by the best known animation artists of the time such as the Canadian animator, Norman McLaren. There are now more than 30 chapters of the Association located in many countries of the world., May 2009, Ongoing |
HONORS AND AWARDS
Audience Award in Animation, 2022, Fear No Film Film Festival, for short film “Animation Hotline, 2022 (Ohio Edition)”.
Wynn Newhouse Award, 2016, Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Awards program that provides grants to artists of excellence who happen to have disabilities.
Best Animation, 2016, High Coast Film Festival, Nordingrå, Sweden, For the short film “Hummingbird’s Wings”
Best Micro-Short, 2013, Savannah Film Festival, For the short film “Animation Hotline, 2012”
Best Animation, 2013, Underexposed Film Festival, For the short film “Animation Hotline, 2011”
Optimistic Vision Award, 2013, Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, For the short film “Animation Hotline, 2012”
Grand Prix, 2012, Kansk Film Festival, Russia, For the short film “Animation Hotline, 2011”
Kovic Peace Prize Finalist, 2011, My Hero Project, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Gold Award for Best Animation, 2011, Lake Arrowhead Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Audience Award, 2011, Twin Rivers Media Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Student Short – Animation, 2011, International Family Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animated Film, 2011, Indie Spirit Film Festival, Colorado Springs, CO, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animated Film, 2011, West Chester Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Special Jury Mention for Animated Short, 2011, Ashland Independent Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Next Great Filmmaker Award, 2011, Berkshire International Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Pathé Jury Prize, 2010, Time Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Student Animated Short, 2010, Palm Springs International ShortFest, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animation, 2010, Crank Cookie Kurzfilmtage, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Crank Cookie Award, International Category, 2010, da Vinci Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
CINE Golden Eagle, Student Division, Documentary, 2010, CINE, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Special Award for Best Student Film, 2010, Monstra: Festival de Animação de Lisboa, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Directors’ Choice Award for Best Animation, 2010, Sedona International Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Audience Choice Award for Best Animation, 2010, Sedona International Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Short Documentary, 2010, Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animation, Audience Award, Short Film, 2010, Atlanta Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Short Documentary, 2010, Waterfront Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Honorable Mention for Animated Short, Jury Award, Short Film, 2010, Atlanta Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Special Mention, 2010, Documentary Edge Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Honorable Mention, 2010, Fear No Film Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Documentary Short, 2010, GI Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
First Place College Short Film Competition, 2010, Greater Reading Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animation, 2010, Talking Pictures Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Student Film, 2010, Black Hills Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animated Short, Aglet Award, 2010, Red Rock Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Documentary, 2010, Rappahannock Independent Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Graduate Animation, 2010, Ottawa International Animation Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Walt Disney Animation Studios GRAND PRIZE for Best Student Animation, 2010, Ottawa International Animation Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animated Short, 2010, Indie Memphis Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animation, 2010, Bend Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animation, 2010, New Jersey Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Shifty Uplifty Award, 2010, Filmshift Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Audience Choice, 2010, DC Shorts Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Experimental Animation, 2010, Atlanta Underground Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Audience Choice – Best Art/Experimental Short Film, 2010, Tallahassee Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Jury Award Winner for Real Life Category, 2010, Hamptons International Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Student Animation, 2010, Savannah Filim Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Student Film, 2010, Bradford Animation Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Bronze Jury Prize, 2009, SF Shorts Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animation, 2009, Cinema City International Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Short Film, 2009, Utopia Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Best Animated Short, 2009, Royal Flush Film Festival, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Golden Couch, 2009, Couch Fest, For the short film “Prayers for Peace”
Alumni Scholarship Award, 2009, School of Visual Arts
Paula Rhodes Award, 2009, School of Visual Arts, Excellence in Computer Art
Best Experimental Film, 2008, Oxford Film Festival, For the short film “Glimpse”
MFA Computer Art Departmental Scholarship, 2008, School of Visual Arts
Drawn To It (Best Animated Short), 2007, Hell’s Half Mile Film Festival, For the short film “Glimpse”
People’s Choice, 2007, Standing Rock International Film Festival, For the short film “Glimpse”
Audience Choice, Best Animation, 2007, Asheville Film Festival, For the short film “Glimpse”
Best of Fest, 2007, Standing Rock International Film Festival, For the short film “Glimpse”
Best of Show, 2006, Myers School of Art, For the installation “TEST FOUR”
SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE WORK
Exhibitions
Completed/Published
“Time Traveler’s Garden.” Beachwood Community Center Art Gallery. June 30, 2022. [Attachment] [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “20 Years of Notes to Self” and installation of ‘Notes to Self’ letters.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]
“Fear No Film Festival.” Salt Lake City Library. June 23, 2022. https://uaf.org/film/item/3390-animation-hotline-ohio-edition [Collaborator Work Details: Screenings of “Animation Hotline, 2022” in Animation Program 1.] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]The Fear No Film Festival aims to celebrate a similar range of artistic excellence, screening over 60 international short films, with non-cash awards awarded by a Grand Jury, the Utah Arts Festival, and by audience voting.
“Fear No Film Festival.” Salt Lake City Library. June 23, 2022. https://uaf.org/film/item/3407-intrepid-animated [Collaborator Work Details: Screenings of “Animated Intrepid” in Documentary Shorts Program.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]The Fear No Film Festival aims to celebrate a similar range of artistic excellence, screening over 60 international short films, with non-cash awards awarded by a Grand Jury, the Utah Arts Festival, and by audience voting.
“Polish International Film Festival 2022.” Online. August 24, 2022. https://festiival.info [Collaborator Work Details: Screenings of “Prayers for Peace” in Animation Program.] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]
“Unmade Beds.” LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University. June 2, 2022. https://www.neiman.arts.columbia.edu/unmade-beds [Collaborator Work Details: Premiered new film “20 Years of Notes to Self” and installation of ‘Notes to Self’ letters.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]A group exhibition of recent paintings, drawings, sculptures, and video installations organized by CLEA RSKY.
“Columbus Moving Image Art Review 49.” Online. January 28, 2022. https://youtu.be/sUWL9iSuGcA?t=3048[Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “Animation Hotline, 2022”.] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]A screening event for artists residing in Columbus, Ohio and surrounding areas organized by Nicolette and Matt Swift.
“QC Arts Walk.” Queens College. May 5, 2022. [Attachment] https://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2022/05/02/queens-college-launches-the-most-comprehensive-school-of-arts-in-the-city-university-of-new-york-with-thursday-may-5-arts-walk-and-opening-reception/[Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “Animation Hotline Phone Booth”.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]
“Animation Hotline Shorts.” McDonough Museum at Youngstown State University. October 9, 2021. https://digital.maag.ysu.edu:8443/xmlui/handle/1989/16907?show=full [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited seven slate drawings and 170 “Animation Hotline” short films.] [Exhibition role: Artist – solo show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]An exhibition of artwork by Dustin Grella. October 9-30 and December 3-18, 2021.
“Faculty Art Exhibition.” Klapper Gallery at Queens College. November 4, 2019. [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “NYC Tap Water”.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]
“Deptford Animadocs.” Deptford Cinema. July 13, 2019. http://deptfordcinema.org/new-events/2019/7/13/deptford-animadocs-1 [Collaborator Work Details: Screening of collection of “Animation Hotline” short animations.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]Festival of animated documentary films curated by Annabelle Honess Roe and Victoria Walden
“[Label This].” Pratt Institute’s Learning/Access Center. July 17, 2019. https://issuu.com/labelthis2019/docs/franklin_furnace_exhibit_2019__2_ [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited documentation of 2012 James A. Farley Post Office Tax Day performance. ] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]A group exhibition conceived as a complement to the ‘Disability Rights Timeline’ which was installed in Spring 2019 by Pratt’s Learning/Access center.
“Think in Pictures.” Amalenchenko Gallery. May 15, 2019. https://www.artnet.com/galleries/amelchenko/think-in-pictures-curated-by-the-animators-of-paint-and-friends/ [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “Animation Hotline Phone Booth”.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]A group exhibition of paintings, drawing and video installations curated by Matt Dillon and John Newsome.
“Figurative Moving Forward.” The Chauncey Stillman Gallery at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. September 28, 2018. [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited collection of “Animation Hotline” short animations.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]An exhibition of Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts visiting artists.
“20/20 Hindsight = 40 Years.” SPACES. April 20, 2018. [Attachment] https://www.spacescle.org/exhibitions/2018/04/20/2020-hindsight-40-years [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “Animation Hotline Phone Booth”.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]20/20 Hindsight = 40 Years celebrates 40 years of artistic exploration and experimentation with 17 artists & collectives and 4 executive directors who represent the wide range of cultural production that has taken place through SPACES.
“The House That Jack Built.” Palais Des Festivals et Des Congrès. May 14, 2018. https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/the-2018-official-selection [Collaborator Relationship: Writer/Director – Lars Von Trier] [Collaborator Work Details: Festival screenings of the feature film “The House That Jack Built” with overall project runtime 2:30:00. Animation contribution runtime 1:45. ] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]
National Premiers of “The House That Jack Built”:
2018 New Horizons Film Festival, Wroclaw, Poland
2018 Baltic Pearl Film Festival, Latvia
2018 CPH:PIX, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 Zurich Film Festival, Zurich, Switzerland
2018 Hamburg Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany
2018 Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada
2018 Busan International Film Festival, Busan, South Korea
2018 Festival Nouveau Cinéma, Montreal, Canada
2018 Sitges Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain
2018 Film Festival Cologne, Cologne, Germany
2018 Parool Film Festival, Netherlands
2018 Brisbane Film Festival, Brisbane, Australia
2018 Scream Asia Film Festival, Singapore
2018 Triana Film Festival, Albania
2018 Seville European Film Festival, Seville, Spain
2018 Barcelona Phenomena, Barcelona, Spain
2019 Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden
2019 Insólito Festival de Cine de Terror y Fantasía, Peru
2019 Sofia Film Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
2019 Buenos Aires Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina
“AniPromítačka v Olomouci – Bajkazyl.” Olomouc Bajkazyl. May 30, 2018. https://m.facebook.com/events/512444325819390/ [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “Animation Hotline” short animation titled “Ode to Bikesharing”.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]The first of a series of projections on the topic of bicycles, cyclists and cycling will take place directly in the premises of the Olomouc Bajkazyl.
“MFJ 68 ‘The Moving Image Media Spectrum’.” SVA Theater. December 4, 2018. https://millenniumfilmjournal.com/events/mfj-68-sva-screening/ [Collaborator Work Details: Screening of the short film “Prayers for Peace”] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]Film screening showcasing nine short films from eight different countries featured in the current issue of the Millennium Film Journal.
“Animation Hotline.” The Vault at SPACES. November 24, 2018. [Attachment] https://www.spacescle.org/news/2018/11/25/spaces-hits-trifecta-with-three-strong-fall-shows-headlined-by-sarah-kabots-nyt-2015 [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited collection of “Animation Hotline” short animations.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]Exhibition of ‘Animation Hotline’ videos created from audio collected at SPACES’ 20/20 Hindsight = 40 Years exhibition.
“Millennium Film Journal No. 68 Screening.” Anthology Film Archives. November 14, 2018. http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/calendar?view=list&month=11&year=2018#showing-50008 [Collaborator Work Details: Screening of the short film “Prayers for Peace”] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]Film screening showcasing nine short films from eight different countries featured in the current issue of the Millennium Film Journal.
“Doc Fornight.” The Museum of Modern Art. February 16, 2017. [Attachment] https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/3648 [Collaborator Work Details: Screenings of collection of “Animation Hotline” short animations.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]MoMA’s annual international festival of nonfiction film celebrates important new discoveries in documentary cinema.
“Wynn Newhouse Awards 2016 Exhibition.” Palitz Gallery. April 20, 2017. [Attachment] https://www.wnewhouseawards.com/Pages/Events.html [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “Animation Hotline Hotspot”.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]An exhibition of work from 2016 Wynn Newhouse Award recipients.
“Doc Fortnight.” The Museum of Modern Art. February 16, 2017. https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/3648[Collaborator Work Details: Screenings of collection of “Animation Hotline” short animations.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]MoMA’s annual international festival of nonfiction film celebrates important new discoveries in documentary cinema.
“Animation Hotline, 2015.” Museum of Modern Art. February 16, 2017. https://vimeo.com/dustystudio/animationhotline-2015-docs [Collaborator Work Details: Screening of short film “Animation Hotline, 2015”] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]
Screenings of “Animation Hotline, 2015”:
2015 Animasyros Animation Festival, Hermoupolis, Greece
2015 Vail Film Festival, Vail, CO
2015 Cleveland International Film Festival, Cleveland, OH
2016 Flickerfest, Sydney, Australia
2016 After School Special, SVA Alumni Screening, New York, NY
2016 High Coast International Film Festival, Nordingrå, Sweden*
2016 Supertoon Animation Festival, Šibenik, Croatia
2016 Indie Street Film Festival, Red Bank, NJ
2016 Hamburg Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany
2016 RiverRun International Film Festival, Winston Salem, NC
2016 Annapolis Film Festival, Annapolis, MD
2016 Sene Film Music Art Festival, Providence, RI
2016 Media Film Festival, Media, PA
2016 Silver Springs International Film Festival, Ocala, FL
2016 Twister Alley Film Festival, Woodward, OK
2016 Los Angeles Women’s Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Love Your Shorts Film Festival, Sanford, FL
2016 Ice Film Festival, Dayton, OH
2016 Green Bay Film Festival, Green Bay, WI
2016 Durango Film Festival, Durango, CO
“Art In Motion.” 180 Maiden Lane. September 1, 2016. https://www.andersoncontemporary.com/exhibitions.html [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “Madison Square Park” landscape animation installation.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]An exhibition of animation drawings, cells, video, painting and sculptures by nationally and internationally acclaimed animated short film artists.
“UnFixed.” Transformer Station. January 15, 2016. [Attachment] https://transformerstation.org/exhibition/unfixed-the-fugitive-image/ [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “New Years Eve Party, 2016” landscape animation installation.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]Group exhibition featuring artists who are exploring the ephemeral image in a wide variety of ways with and without cameras and in still images as well as video.
“An Annual Affair.” Frontrunner Gallery. May 6, 2016. http://artcards.cc/newyork/show/67301-An-Annual-Affair-Frontrunner-Gallery [Collaborator Work Details: Exhibited “Madison Square Park” landscape animation installation.] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited]An Annual Affair presents a D-I-Y alternative to Frieze New York and its numerous satellite fairs with a dynamic and diverse group of emerging artists, highlighting their creative fearlessness. Curated by Edward Symes.
“Animation Hotline, 2013 (short Film).” International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. May 2, 2014. https://vimeo.com/dustystudio/animationhotline-2013 [Collaborator Work Details: Screening of short film “Animation Hotline, 2013”] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]
Screenings of “Animation Hotline, 2013”:
2013 Melbourne International Animation Festival, Melbourne, Australia
2013 Kratkofil Plus, Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013 Dokufest International Documentary Festival, Prizren, Kosovo
2013 20minlmax Kurzfilmfestival, Ingolstadt, Germany
2013 International Short Film Festival Detmold, Detmold, Germany
2013 International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany
2013 Kaliber35 Munich International Short Film Festival, Munich, Germany
2013 Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia
2013 Magikalcharm Video and Film Festival, New York, NY
2013 Fort Myers Film Festival, Fort Myers, FL
2013 Macon Film Festival, Macon, GA
2013 Hearts and Minds Film Festival, Wilmington, DE
2013 Charleston International Film Festival, North Charleston, SC
2013 Garden State Film Festival, Sea Girt, NJ
2013 Green Bay Film Festival, Green Bay, WI
2013 Portland International Film Festival, Portland, OR
2013 Florida Film Festival, Maitland, FL
2013 Ashland Independent Film Festival, Ashland, OR
2013 DocuWest, Denver, CO
2013 The Nickel Independent Film Festival, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
2013 Hyart Film Festival, Lovell, WY
2013 Underexposed Film Festival*, Rock Hill, SC
2013 Maryland International Film Festival, Hagerstown, MD
2013 San Francisco International Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
2013 Downtown Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, Toronto, Canada
2013 Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
2013 Crested Butte Film Festival, Crested Butte, CO
2013 Edindocs, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2014 DOK Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
2014 Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Stuttgart, Germany
2014 Kahbang Film Festival, Portland, ME
2014 Maine International Film Festival, Waterville, ME
2014 Santa Fe Film Festival, Santa Fe, NM
2014 Crossroads Film Festival, Madison, MI
2014 Riverrun International Film Festival, Winston-Salem, NC
2014 Nashville Film Festival, Nashville, TN
“Animation Hotline, 2012.” Cannes Film Festival. May 16, 2012. https://vimeo.com/dustystudio/animationhotline-2012 [Collaborator Work Details: Screening of short film “Animation Hotline, 2012”] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]
Screenings of “Animation Hotline, 2012”:
2012 Real Ideas Studio, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France
2012 DOXA Documentary Festival, Vancouver, Canada
2012 Festival International Signes de Nuit, Paris, France
2012 Kunstfilmtag Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
2012 International Short Film Festival Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
2012 Switzerland-Emmentaler Filmtage, Walkringen, Switzerland
2012 Cinefiesta, Caguas, Puerto Rico
2012 Kratkofil Plus, Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012 Hamburg International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany
2012 Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa, Canada
2012 Frontline Club, London, England
2012 Red Rock Film Festival, Zion Canyon, UT
2011 Japan Media Arts Festival (see link below)
http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2011/animation/works/15anj_animation_hotline/
“Prayers for Peace (World Premiere and Screenings).” Laemmle NoHo Theatres. June 25, 2009. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/7520674 [Collaborator Work Details: Festival screenings of the short film “Prayers for Peace”] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]
Screenings of “Prayers for Peace”:
2009 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Cinema City Int’l Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
2009 SF Shorts, San Francisco, CA
2009 Jersey International Film Festival, Branchage, UK
2009 Royal Flush Film Festival, New York, NY
2009 Utopia Film Festival, Greenbelt, MD
2009 Greater Reading Film Festival, Reading, PA
2009 Couch Fest, Seattle, WA
2009 Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, NC
2009 Sacramento Film + Music Fest, Sacramento, CA
2009 DOK Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
2009 Filmstock, Luton, UK
2009 Boston Film Festival, Boston, MA
2010 Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa, Canada
2010 Anima Mundi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2010 Annecy Animation Festival, Annecy, France
2010 Cinequest, San Jose, CA
2010 Stuttgart Festival of Animation, Stuttgart, Germany
2010 London Short Film Festival, London, England
2010 Standing Rock Film Festival, Kent, OH
2010 Thin Line Film Festival, Denton, TX
2010 ShowBiz Prestige, Longbeach, CA
2010 Sedona International Film Festival, Sedona, AZ
2010 True/False Film Festival, Columbia, MO
2010 Sebastopol Documentary Film Fest, Sebastopol, CA
2010 Monstra, Lisbon Animated Film Fest, Lisbon, Portugal
2010 Heart of Gold Film Festival, Gympie, Australia
2010 da Vinci Film Festival, Corvallis, OR
2010 Vineyard Film Festival, Nicosia, Cyprus
2010 San Diego IndieFest, San Diego, CA
2010 Edgemar Short Film Festival, Edgemar, CA
2010 Atlanta Film Festival, Atlanta, GA
2010 Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI
2010 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, Buffalo, NY
2010 Sehsuechte Film Festival, Potsdam, Germany
2010 Rincon Film Festival, Rincon, Puerto Rico
2010 Rochester Film Festival, Rochester, NY
2010 On Location Memphis, Memphis, TN
2010 Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach, CA
2010 BE Film Underground Film Festival, New York, NY
2010 Human Rights Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia
2010 Connecticut Film Festival, Danbury, CT
2010 Talking Pictures Festival, Evanston, IL
2010 GI Film Festival, Washington, DC
2010 Black Hills Film Festival, Rapid City, SD
2010 Krakow Film Festival, Krakow, Poland
2010 Detmold International Short Film, Detmold, Germany
2010 Waterfront Film Festival, Saugatuck, MI
2010 CrankCookie Short Film Festival, Passau, Germany
2010 Maui Film Festival, Maui, HI
2010 Urban Suburban Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Provincetown Film Festival, Provincetown, MA
2010 SilverDOCS, Silver Springs, MD
2010 Palm Springs ShortFest, Palm Springs, CA
2010 Docuwest, Golden, CO
2010 Hyart Film Festival, Lovell, WY
2010 Maine International Film Festival, Waterville, Maine
2010 Rappahannock Film Festival, Fredericksburg, VA
2010 Festival de Curmetratges Mas Sorrer, Barcelona, Spain
2010 Marbella Film Festival, Maidenhead, United Kingdom
2010 Edinburgh Int’l Film Festival, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2010 Wiesbaden Weekend of Animation, Wiesbaden, Germany
2010 Fest Anca, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
2010 Flagstaff Film Festival, Flagstaff, Arizona
2010 Bend Film Festival, Bend, OR
2010 TriMedia Festival, Fort Collins, CO
2010 Grand Rapids Film Festival, Grand Rapids, MI
2010 Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2010 Bay Street Film Festival, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
2010 3D Wire, Segovia, Spain
2010 Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock, NY
2010 Port Townsend Film Festival, Port Townsend, OR
2010 Filmfest Eberswalde, Eberswalde, Germany
2010 Akron Film Festival, Akron, OH
2010 Raindance Film Festival, London, England
2010 Time Film Festival, Lausanne, Switzerland
2010 Forester Film Festival, Forester, Australia
2010 Atlanta Underground Film Festival, Atlanta, GA
2010 DC Shorts, Washington DC
2010 Naples International Film Festival, Naples, FL
2010 Kerry Film Festival, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland
2010 Indie Memphis Film Festival, Memphis, TN
2010 Filmshift Film Festival, Sudbury, MA
2010 United Nations Association, Palo Alto, CA
2010 Savannah Film Festival, Savannah, GA
2010 Red Rock Film Festival, Zion Canyon, UT
2010 Ellensburg Film Festival, Ellensburg, WA
2010 Florida Film Festival, Maitland, FL
2010 Griffon International Film Festival, St. Joseph, MO
2010 Durango Independent Film Festival, Durango, CO
2010 Lake Arrowhead Film Festival, Lake Arrowhead, CA*
2010 Boulder International Film Festival, Boulder, CO
2010 New Jersey Film Festival, New Brunswick, NJ
2010 Documentary Edge Film Festival, Auckland, New Zealand
2010 Expotoons, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010 Bradford Animation Festival, Bradford, United Kingdom
2010 Hardacre Film Festival, Tipton, IO
2010 Sana Fe Film Festival, Santa Fe, NM
2010 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, Santa Fe, NM
2010 Margaret Mead Film Festival, New York, NY
2011 Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, Vancouver, WA
2011 International Family Film Festival*, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Mountain Film, Telluride, CO
2011 Guam International Film Festival, Guam
2011 Berkshire International Film Festival*, Great Barrington, MA
2011 Tallahassee Film Festival*, Tallahassee, FL
2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA
2011 Petaluma Film Festival, Petaluma, CA
2011 West Chester Film Festival, West Chester, PA*
2011 Lakeshorts International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
2011 Indie Sprit Film Festival*, Colorado Springs, CO
2011 Connecticut Film Festival, Old Saybrook, CT
2011 Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock, NY
2011 Cine Crash, Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Oxford Film Festival, Oxford, MS
2011 Silent River Film Festival, Irvine, CA
2011 Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York, NY
2011 An Evening With Docheads, London, England
2011 Animasyros, Hermoupolis, Greece
“Glimpse.” Kent Stage. January 27, 2007. https://vimeo.com/dustystudio/glimpse [Collaborator Work Details: Screening of short film “Glimpse”] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee]
Screenings of “Glimpse”:
2007 Standing Rock International Film Festival*. Kent, OH
2007 Asheville Film Festival*, Asheville, NC
2007 Colorado Environmental Film Festival, Golden, CO
2007 Three Rivers Film Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
2007 Planet In Focus, Toronto, Canada
2007 Utopia Film Festival, Greenbelt, MD
2007 Hells Half Mile Film Festival*, Bay City, MI
2007 Raindance Film Festival, London, England
2007 Ellensburg Film Festival, Ellensburg, WA
2007 Everglades Film Festival, Dargle, South Africa.
2007 SoCal Film Festival, Huntington Beach, CA
2007 DC Shorts, Washington DC
2007 Wildwood By The Sea, Wildwood, NJ
2007 Rome International Film Festival, Rome, GA
2007 Jersey Shore Film Festival, Deal, NJ. 8/2007
2007 SF Shorts, San Francisco, CA
2007 Sacramento International Film Festival, Sacramento, CA
2007 FilmGate International Student Film Festival. St. Louis, MO
2007 Landlocked Film Festival*, Iowa City, IO
2007 The Great Artdoors, MOCA Cleveland. Cleveland, OH
2007 Gloria Film Festival. West Valley City, UT
2007 New Jersey International Film Festival*. New Brunswick, NJ
2007 Independent Features Film Festival. New York, NY
2007 Bronx International Film Festival. Lovinger Theater, Bronx, NY
2007 Planet Ant Film Festival. Detroit, MI
2007 Student Films Across America, CedarLee, Cleveland, OH
2007 Artfest Film Festival. Harrisburg, PA
2007 Ohio Filmmakers Showcase, Wexner Center. Columbus
2008 Swansea Bay Film Festival, Swansea Bay, United Kingdom
2008 Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach, CA
2008 Indianapolis International Film Festival, Indianapolis
2008 Byron Bay Film Festival, Byron Bay, Australia
2008 Memphis International Film Festival, Memphis
2008 East Lansing Film Festival, East Lansing, MI
2008 White Sands International Film Festival, Alamogordo, NM
2008 Oxford Film Festival, Oxford, MI
2008 Victoria Film Festival, Victoria, BC, Canada
2008 Trail Dance Film Festival, Duncan, OK
2008 CINECITY, Brighton, United Kingdom
Work and Projects
Completed/Published
“20 Years of Notes to Self,” June 2, 2022. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/dustystudio/20yearsofnotestoself[Method of review or solicitation: Neither peer reviewed nor invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]Animated short film explaining the journey of the first twenty years of the “Notes to Self” project.
“Animation Hotline, 2022 (Ohio Edition),” April 13, 2002. https://vimeo.com/dustystudio/animationhotline-ohio [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee] [Other Work Type: Short Film Compelation]Animation Hotline compilation of Ohio-centric stories or narrators.
“120db Films Bumper,” December 2022. https://vimeo.com/807347814/08aa940109 [Collaborator Work Details: Director, Producer, Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Bumper]Bumper for 120db Films.
“The Missing Piece.” Disability INclusion, October 2021. https://disabilityin.org/announcements/the-missing-piece-new-brand-video/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: A storytelling video running through the purpose (visionary / overall impact of Disability:IN), and people (programs, stakeholders), runtime 2:22.] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer – Jill Houghton, Producer – Elaine Kubik] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]
“Adaptation: Episode 03: Coral Reefs of Vanuatu.” PBS.org, September 2021. https://www.pbs.org/video/coral-reefs-of-vanuatu-zojpje/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated sequences used in a short documentary. Overall project runtime 11:00. Animation contribution runtime 1:02. ] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer/Writer – Alizé Carrère] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Online Episodic Program]
“Adaptation: Episode 04: Ice Stupas of Ladakh.” PBS.org, September 2021. https://www.pbs.org/video/ice-stupas-of-ladakh-mpvxhx/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated sequences used in a short documentary. Overall project runtime 11:00. Animation contribution runtime 1:41. ] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer/Writer – Alizé Carrère] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Online Episodic Program]
“Adaptation: Episode 01: Floating Gardens of Bangladesh.” PBS.org, September 2021. https://www.pbs.org/video/floating-gardens-of-bangladesh-y4iliq/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated sequences used in a short documentary. Overall project runtime 11:00. Animation contribution runtime 1:06. ] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer/Writer – Alizé Carrère] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Online Episodic Program]
“Adaptation: Episode 02: Invasive Carp of Kentucky.” PBS.org, September 2021. https://www.pbs.org/video/invasive-carp-of-kentucky-nu38pv/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated sequences used in a short documentary. Overall project runtime 11:00. Animation contribution runtime 0:10. ] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer/Writer – Alizé Carrère] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Online Episodic Program]
“It’s About Time.” Online Product Launch during COVID-19 Pandemic, March 2021. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/735249013/e05f868da0 [Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Create animated video for Brands at Work using prerecorded audio tracks from patients, runtime 1:52.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Tom David Thompson] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“Vegetable Illustration.” Creative Maine, May 2021. https://creativemainemag.com/we-are-all-cooking-on-the-food-network/ [Collaborator Relationship: Illustrator] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for magazine article] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Nancy Gordon] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Illustration]
“Numbers Game Illustration.” Creative Maine, May 2021. https://creativemainemag.com/numbers-game/[Collaborator Relationship: Illustrator] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for magazine article] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Nancy Gordon] [Exhibition role: Artist – group show] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Illustration]
“Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous.” St. Louis International Film Festival (World Premiere), August 2021. https://vimeo.com/739121230/bcdf42ebed [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Commissioned to create nine animated segments to illustrate the poetry of Daniel Berrigan. Overall project runtime 90:00. Animation contribution runtime 7:43.] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer – Susan Hagedorn] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Feature Film]
“Monjuvi: Roland.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, August 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/738761598/a67ef2920c [Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Short video introducing speaker for pandemic era online conference, runtime 0:43.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“Be The Cause.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, October 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/499307877/d42f9016e2 [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Promotional video for product launch, runtime 1:23] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“Monjuvi: Malte.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, August 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/738761706/d4c5f8c62e [Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Short video introducing speaker for pandemic era online conference, runtime 0:56.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“Monjuvi: Jean Paul.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, August 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/738761533/ed4bda3938 [Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Short video introducing speaker for pandemic era online conference, runtime 0:40.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“Monjuvi: David.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, August 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/738761469/87f7cf91b8 [Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Short video introducing speaker for pandemic era online conference, runtime 0:46.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“Monjuvi: Nicole.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, August 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/738761163/32862b3c62 [Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Short video introducing speaker for pandemic era online conference, runtime 0:39.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“MIND/TRIP: OCD.” Quibi, September 2020. https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/1cb830637efec159a67ccba14cc54b72 [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated sequences used in a short documentary. Overall project runtime 8:37. Animation contribution runtime 3:30. ] [Corresponding author: Director – Heidi Ewing] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]
“Monjuvi: Patient Profile.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, August 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/738761262/37b7cd3bc8 [Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Promotional video for product launch, runtime 1:34.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Video]
“Mission Possible: Ryan.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, September 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/735629513/bbbc5cb2a0 [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Create four animated videos for DevlinHair using prerecorded audio tracks, runtime 0:40.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“Stravaganti.” Alice Tully Hall, February 2020. [Collaborator Relationship: Art Director/Illustrator] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for Poster/Postcard] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Illustration for Poster/Postcard]
“Mission Possible: Sue.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, September 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/735624347/59d6a2493d [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Create four animated videos for DevlinHair using prerecorded audio tracks, runtime 1:01.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“Mission Possible: Lori.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, September 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/735627850/2581ebd04b [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Create four animated videos for DevlinHair using prerecorded audio tracks, runtime 1:02.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“Mission Possible: Bill.” Online Convention during COVID-19 Pandemic, September 2020. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/735623333/888565d1d5 [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Create four animated videos for DevlinHair using prerecorded audio tracks, runtime 0:47.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Molly DeMeo] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]Run Time: 0:47 Entresto Product Launch; Online Convention for product launch. Create four animated videos for DevlinHair using prerecorded audio tracks
“Like as the Hart.” Alice Tully Hall, January 2020. [Collaborator Relationship: Art Director/Illustrator] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for Poster/Postcard] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Illustration for Poster/Postcard]
“High Fives Illustrations.” Alice Tully Hall, November 2020. [Attachment] [Collaborator Relationship: Art Director] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for Poster/Postcard] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Illustration for Poster/Postcard.]
“High Fives Animation.” ACO Website, November 2020. [Attachment] [Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for Poster/Postcard] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Illustration for Poster/Postcard.]
“Procedure to Pay.” Facebook Sales Conference, September 2019. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/739138975/02c47b045e [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Video to explain Facebook’s Procedure to Pay process, runtime 2:42.] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer – Jason Trimiew, Director – Matt Boatright-Simon] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Animation]
“NYC Tap Water,” November 4, 2019. https://dustystudio.com/project/new-york-city-tap-water-2012/[Method of review or solicitation: Neither peer reviewed nor invited] [Other Work Type: Conceptual Artwork]Bottled tap water with unique hand-drawn labels.
“Celebrate!.” Alice Tully Hall, August 2019. [Attachment] [Collaborator Relationship: Art Director/Illustrator] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for Poster/Postcard] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Illustration for Poster/Postcard.]
“Custom Chalkboard Font,” July 2019. [Collaborator Relationship: Art Director] [Collaborator Work Details: Custom Font] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Custom Font]
“Haydn Impériale Poster.” Alice Tully Hall, October 2018. [Attachment] [Collaborator Relationship: Art Director] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for Poster/Postcard] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Poster/Postcard]
“Transition and Sustainability,” May 1, 2019. [Attachment] https://filmforum.org/lobby-movies/ [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]Director/Animator of unique animation, combined with new edit of previously created material. Commissioned by Karen Cooper, director of New York City’s Film Forum, the film was installed in the theater’s lobby for the month of May as part of an ongoing series. 230 seconds.
“Timeless Bach Animation.” ACO Website, February 2019. https://vimeo.com/739131499/117ff7f85a[Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Produced promotional animation for orchestra concert series, runtime 0:18.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Promotional Animation]
“Beethoven Eroica Animation.” ACO Website, April 2019. https://vimeo.com/739128464/f9e9baa853[Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Produced promotional animation for orchestra concert series, runtime 0:50.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Promotional Animation]
“Timeless Bach Poster.” Alice Tully Hall, February 2019. [Collaborator Relationship: Art Director] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for Poster/Postcard] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Illustration for Poster/Postcard]
“Beethoven Eroica Poster.” Alice Tully Hall, April 2019. [Collaborator Relationship: Art Director] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for Poster/Postcard] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Illustration for Poster/Postcard]
“Supernova,” October 22, 2018. [Collaborator Relationship: Director, Producer] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Music Video]“Supernova” by Love Motel, with music video produced by Dustin Grella.
“Mozart Serenade Illustration.” Alice Tully Hall, August 2018. [Attachment] [Collaborator Relationship: Art Director/Illustrator] [Collaborator Work Details: Illustration for Poster/Postcard] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Illustration for Poster/Postcard]
“Intrepid Animated: David Benedict.” Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Permanent Collection, August 2018. [Attachment] https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/LatestNews/December-2018/Intrepid-Animated[Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Produced animated short using audio from the Intrepid Oral History Project, runtime 2:30.] [Corresponding author: Producer – Elaine Charnov] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]
“Intrepid Animated: Wesley & June Hays.” Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Permanent Collection, August 2018. [Attachment] https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/LatestNews/December-2018/Intrepid-Animated[Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Produced animated short using audio from the Intrepid Oral History Project, runtime 2:33.] [Corresponding author: Producer – Elaine Charnov] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]
“Negotiations.” Harvard Business School Publishing, May 2018. [Attachment] https://hbr.org/video/5781861092001/the-explainer-how-to-negotiate-nicely-without-being-a-pushover[Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Produce animation for explainer video, runtime 2:05.] [Corresponding author: Writer/Producer – Jessica Gidal] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]
“Body Language.” Harvard Business Review, June 2018. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/738793038/4e0fc43bb6 [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Produce animation for explainer video, runtime 2:00.] [Corresponding author: Writer/Producer – Jessica Gidal] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]Author: 1
“Intrepid Animated: Pete Schoeffel.” Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Permanent Collection, August 2018. [Attachment] https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/LatestNews/December-2018/Intrepid-Animated[Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Produced animated short using audio from the Intrepid Oral History Project, runtime 2:52.] [Corresponding author: Producer – Elaine Charnov] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]
“Wrench in the Works.” Center Stage, May 7, 2018. https://vimeo.com/dustystudio/wrenchintheworks[Collaborator Relationship: Director/Producer] [Collaborator Work Details: Animation to go with a live storytelling event, runtime 22:48.] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer – Joe Richman, Producer – Nellie Gilles] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Animation for Live Presentation]Animation for live presentation of the Radio Diaries podcast.
“Renewal.” Nautilus, February 2018. [Attachment] https://nautil.us/how-the-elwha-river-was-saved-6964/[Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated sequences used in a short documentary. Overall project runtime 7:42. Animation contribution runtime 1:00. ] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer – Laura Helft, Producer/Writer – Jessica Plumb] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]
“Ghotu Motu,” March 2018. [Attachment] [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Created character design, storyboards and animation for short film, runtime 2:17.] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer – Steve Hays, Producer – Vega Tamotia] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Children’s Program]
“Animation Hotline (SPACES Gallery),” November 16, 2018. https://www.spacescle.org/files/assets/spaces2018annualreport.pdf [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Films]Created animations of participants SPACES stories, collected during the 40th anniversary exhibition and the exhibited in The Vault, an intimate space for audiences to experience video and audio works.
“Title Cards.” Cannes Film Festival (World Premiere), May 2018. https://vimeo.com/739046637/2a87ba799b[Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Six animated sequences for the title cards delineating the chapters throughout the film. Overall project runtime 2:30:00. Animation contribution runtime 0:08 each.] [Corresponding author: Writer/Director – Lars Von Trier] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Feature Film]
“Shadow Under the Street Lamps.” Cannes Film Festival (World Premiere), May 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtD2BKXKKxI [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated sequence used throughout a feature film. Overall project runtime 2:30:00. Animation contribution runtime 1:45. ] [Corresponding author: Writer/Director – Lars Von Trier] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Feature Film]
“JFNA GA17 Animated Intro.” JFNA GA17 Conference, November 2017. [Attachment] https://vimeo.com/735614990/99d6eb4d5f [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated introduction for GA17 Conference, runtime 0:50.] [Corresponding author: Creative Director – Mooki Saltzman] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Animated Introduction]
“Passing Notes.” Amazon Prime Video Season 01 (October 2017): 35m 45s. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B086HW9LZV/ref=atv_pr_sw_sc [Collaborator Relationship: Animator Director – Mark Mannucci and Producer – Jon Halbert] [Collaborator Work Details: Created 60-seconds of chalkboard animation for Lore TV-series.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Animated Sequence]Lore is an American horror anthology television series developed by the creator of the podcast of the same name, Aaron Mahnke, with Valhalla Entertainment and Propagate Content.
“Natural Selection in an Outbreak.” Nautilus, January 2017. https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/think-scientist-natural-selection-outbreak [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation Producer – Nate Dappen Producer – Neil Losin”] [Collaborator Work Details: Production of animated sequence for Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s series for Day’s Edge Media. Animation contribution runtime 1:10.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]This video focuses on the front lines of the 2013–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and explains how scientists monitored the evolution of the virus by analyzing its genome.
“Saiga Saga.” Nautilus, February 2018. https://nautil.us/the-antelope-killing-fields-2-10733/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated sequences used in a short documentary. Overall project runtime 8:00. Animation contribution runtime 1:00. ] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer – Laura Helft, Producer/Writer – Kate Bradbury] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]
“Vulcan and the Power of Ideas.” Nautilus, September 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUY6fr-GoJc[Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation Producer – Nate Dappen Producer – Neil Losin] [Collaborator Work Details: Production of animated sequence for Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s series for Day’s Edge Media. Animation contribution runtime 1:10.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]MIT professor of science writing and the author of “The Hunt for Vulcan”, Tom Levenson, retells the amazing history of planet Vulcan – a story that reveals how the power of an idea can shape the currents of thought, and sometimes, lead researchers down the wrong path.
“Boundries.” Nautilus, May 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrd8r-mXE1Y [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation Producer – Nate Dappen Producer – Neil Losin] [Collaborator Work Details: Production of animated sequence for Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s series for Day’s Edge Media. Animation contribution runtime 1:10.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]Krista Schlyer, who has spent the last seven years documenting the environmental effects of the U.S./Mexico border wall, and biologist Jon Beckmann, who studies how man-made barriers influence the movement of wildlife. Schlyer and Beckmann have seen damaging impacts of the border wall firsthand, but they remain optimistic.
“Park Landscape Animation,” May 6, 2016. https://dustystudio.com/project/park-land/ [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Conceptual Artwork]One-hour animation projected on pastel on slate drawing.
“Culture of Meat.” Nautilus, July 2017. https://nautil.us/the-best-burger-place-is-a-lab-6433/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated sequences used in a short documentary. Overall project runtime 6:55. Animation contribution runtime 1:00.] [Corresponding author: Executive Producer – Laura Helft, Producer/Writer – Kate Bradbury] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]
“Animation Hotline, 2015,” February 17, 2017. https://vimeo.com/dustystudio/animationhotline-2015-docs[Collaborator Relationship: Director, Producer, Animator] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated short film, runtime 2:05.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film Compelation]Animation Hotline is a series of over 150 crowd-sourced telephone answering machine messages that have been being animated since 2011. This documentary compilation focuses on real life stories.
“Spark of Science: Pardis Sabeti.” Nautilus, January 2017. https://nautil.us/spark-of-science-pardis-sabeti-236376 [Collaborator Relationship: Animator; Directors, Producers – Neil Losin, Nate Dappen] [Collaborator Work Details: Created 90-seconds of animation, total runtime 1:39.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]The computational geneticist explains why she chose research over being a doctor.
“Spark of Science: Jon Beckmann.” Nautilus, January 2017. https://nautil.us/spark-of-science-jon-beckmann-236372 [Collaborator Relationship: Animator; Directors, Producers – Neil Losin, Nate Dappen] [Collaborator Work Details: Created 90-seconds of animation, total runtime 2:06.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]The conservation ecologist discusses the plight of animals in a human-dominated landscape.
“Sports Animation,” September 2016. https://vimeo.com/207257270 [Collaborator Relationship: Animator; Co-Producer – Nobuaki Doi, New Deer Director and Producer – Hiroshi Yamakawa, Spoon] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated 30-second segment of four part animation, runtime 2:27.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]This animated film is inspired by sports athletes and their internal conflict of constantly facing themselves and fighting against themselves to push their boundaries.
“Orphan Black Fan Art Sizzler,” July 2016. [Collaborator Relationship: Director] [Collaborator Work Details: Created video compiled of fan art to be screened at Comic Con, runtime 0:45.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Sizzle Reel]45-second video compiled of fan art supplied by BBCA for video to be screened at Comic Con.
“Rumspringa,” March 2016. https://dustystudio.com/project/rumspringa/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation; Director – Rachel Fleit] [Collaborator Work Details: Directed elements of animation throughout film.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Fashion Film]Fashion film for ÖHLIN/D Fall/Winter 2015 Collection.
“New Years Eve Party, 2016,” January 15, 2016. https://transformerstation.org/exhibition/unfixed-the-fugitive-image/ [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Two hour video projection over pastel on slate drawing]Artist created this video on New Year’s Eve of 2015 in a New York City subway station. While the celebration continued on the streets of New York, the station is quiet with only a few revelers passing through. Collection of Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell.
“Time Square Time Machine,” March 2016. https://www.pbs.org/video/ted-talks-science-and-wonder-times-square-time-machine/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation; Director, Writer, Producer – Jonathan Halperin, Mark Mannucci, Anna Bowers] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated short film, runtime 3:30.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]Short animated film offering an awe-inspiring view of the speed and ferocity with which humans have utterly transformed the globe.
“Spark of Science: Rob Pringle.” Nautilus, December 2016. https://nautil.us/spark-of-science-rob-pringle-236311 [Collaborator Relationship: Animator; Directors, Producers – Neil Losin, Nate Dappen] [Collaborator Work Details: Created 90-seconds of animation, total runtime 2:00.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]The Princeton ecologist tells us about the scientists who inspired his work.
“Spark of Science: Melissa Franklin.” Nautilus, December 2016. https://nautil.us/spark-of-science-melissa-franklin-236312 [Collaborator Relationship: Animator; Directors, Producers – Neil Losin, Nate Dappen] [Collaborator Work Details: Created 90-seconds of animation, total runtime 2:12.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]Harvard’s first tenured woman physicist tells us about her heroes and her work.
“Freeform Sizzler,” January 2016. https://dustystudio.com/project/freeform/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director, Producer, Animator] [Collaborator Work Details: Conceived and Produced animated sizzle reel, runtime 1:00.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Sizzle Reel]Sizzle reel created for the launch of Disney’s Freeform channel.
“New Years Eve Party, 2016,” January 2016. http://www.tsguide.org/Dustin%20Grella/index.html[Collaborator Work Details: Created 2:00:00 Video and animation with chalk on slate.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Conceptual Artwork]Animator and video artist Dustin Grella created this video on New Year’s Eve of 2015 in a New York City subway station. Collection of Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell.
“My Silver Hair.” New York Times, September 16, 2015. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/opinion/my-silver-hair.html [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]In this short animation, a New Yorker explains why she wears her hair in its natural color.
“Bitcoin,” July 2015. https://dustystudio.com/project/knotty-objects-bitcoin/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation; Executive Producer – Ari Kuschnir, m ss ng p eces] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated short film, runtime 2:05.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Animated Explainer Video]Explainer animation for Joi Ito presentation about Bitcoin.
“Hummingbird’s Wings,” February 9, 2015. https://vimeo.com/116792187/fb7302a45d [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee] [Other Work Type: Short Film]Experimental Short bridging the gap between live action and animation, documentary and poetry.
“Living Progress ,” January 26, 2015. https://www.3blmedia.com/news/hp-living-progress-through-lens-animator-dustin-grella [Collaborator Relationship: Director, Producer, Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Neither peer reviewed nor invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]HP Living Progress Through the Lens of Animator Dustin Grella
“Wait For Your Love,” January 21, 2015. https://dustystudio.com/project/wait-for-your-love-by-bay-uno/[Collaborator Relationship: Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Music Video]Bay Uno’s mischievous stroll through Manhattan is punctuated by a series of pranks.
“Love Ain’t Enough ,” January 14, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rquqd74nx0U [Collaborator Relationship: Director, Producer, Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Music Video]This animated video for the Barr Brothers was filmed through one continuous shot of 50 cardboard cut-outs and 15 paintings.
“I Married My Family’s Killer,” October 17, 2014. http://www.imarriedmyfamilyskiller.com/#intro-section[Collaborator Relationship: Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]This award winning documentary details the stories of three couples who intermarried after the Rwandan Genocide.
“Spinners,” March 26, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He6p6IITy7M [Collaborator Relationship: Director, Producer, Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Music Video]“Spinners” by The Hold Steady, with music video directed by award-winning artist Dustin Grella.
“Sundance House Installation,” January 2014. https://dustystudio.com/project/animation-hotline-hotspot/[Collaborator Relationship: Director, Producer, Animator; Creative Director – Carolyn Swartz] [Collaborator Work Details: Built five hotline “hotspots” and animated ten voicemails during a series of live performances. ] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Installation, Performance, Short Film Series]The Animation Hotline Hotspots were built as an interactive event for the Sundance Film Festival. Festival participants were encouraged to leave their own messages of which ten messages were then chosen to be animated and put back on the televisions to be viewed. The new messages were animated live during the course of the festival.
“The Helpful Elephant in the Room,” November 2014. https://dustystudio.com/project/the-helpful-elephant-in-the-room/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation; Producer – Andy Spade, Partners & Spade Director – Van Neistat] [Collaborator Work Details: Directed and Produced the animation for six spots.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Animated Commercial Series]Animated commercials for the J.Crew holiday series “The (Helpful) Elephant in the Room.”
“Animation Hotline, 2013,” September 12, 2013. https://vimeo.com/dustystudio/animationhotline-2013[Collaborator Relationship: Director, Producer, Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee] [Other Work Type: Short Film Compelation]Animation Hotline is a series of crowd-sourced telephone answering machine messages that have been being animated since 2011. Runtime 5:24.
“Ode to Bikesharing.” New York Times, May 22, 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/opinion/ode-to-bike-sharing.html [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]In this animation, a New Yorker looks forward to the city’s bike-share program and reminisces about riding his bike when the city was very different.
“United We Test,” 2013. https://dustystudio.com/project/united-we-test/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation; Producer – Peter Barg] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated short film, runtime 3:18.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Animated Explainer Video]“United We Test” is an unbranded campaign dedicated to changing the fight against lung cancer — a rallying cry to raise awareness, educate, and motivate lung cancer patients to get tested for biomarkers.
“Other Than,” May 2013. https://dustystudio.com/project/other-than/ [Collaborator Relationship: Co-Director; Producer – James Kenney] [Collaborator Work Details: Directed five interstitials for feature film. ] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Feature Film]Eleven filmmakers based on five continents create this melting pot of a feature.
“The Night Witch.” New York Times, December 19, 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/20/opinion/the-night-witch.html [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation, Producer, Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]This animated Op-Doc explores the life of Nadezhda Popova, known as Nadia, who became a World War II hero as part of a Soviet all-female bombing regiment.
“What Is Curation?,” March 2012. https://vimeo.com/38524181 [Collaborator Relationship: Animator; Executive Producer – Ari Kuschnir, m ss ng p eces] [Collaborator Work Details: Created animated segments that were used throughout the video.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Animated Sequences]This is the first in a series of videos explaining the shifts we’re seeing in the world of content creation. Curation has exploded with the growth of Twitter, Tumblr and now Pinterest.
“Condoms as Evidence,” July 2012. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/why-do-they-take-our-condoms-do-they-want-us-die [Collaborator Relationship: Director of Animation] [Collaborator Work Details: Directed and animated short film, runtime 6:13.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]How Policing Practices Put Sex Workers and HIV Services at Risk in Kenya, Namibia, Russia, South Africa, the United States, and Zimbabwe.
“Animation Hotline, 2012,” May 15, 2012. https://vimeo.com/dustystudio/animationhotline-2012[Collaborator Relationship: Director, Producer, Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee] [Other Work Type: Short Film Compelation]Animation Hotline is a series of crowd-sourced telephone answering machine messages that have been animated.
“A Pub Where Scientific Geniuses Swap Ideas,” May 2012. https://vimeo.com/42619705 [Collaborator Relationship: Animator; Writer/Director – John Pavlus] [Collaborator Work Details: Animated short film, runtime 2:45.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]In this animated portrait for Janelia Farm Research Campus, three scientists tell stories about what Bob’s Pub means to their creative process.
“Beautiful,” February 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fH1Jfat8D4 [Collaborator Relationship: Editor; Writer, Director – Elijah Black] [Collaborator Work Details: Edited video.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Music Video]Music video for the track “Beautiful” by Elijah Black.
“XMAS Swagger,” December 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8QAmOQVfEc [Collaborator Relationship: Editor; Writer, Director – Princess Superstar] [Collaborator Work Details: Edited video.] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Music Video]Music video for the track “XMAS Swagger” by Princess Superstar.
“Space Cow Bumper,” June 2009. https://vimeo.com/7711049 [Collaborator Work Details: Director, Producer, Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Bumper]Bumper for production sound company, Space Cow, Inc.
“Prayers for Peace,” May 1, 2022. https://vimeo.com/7520674 [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Short Films]Animated short film that uses pastels on a slate chalkboard to underscore life’s impermanence as the artist confronts the memory of his younger brother killed in Iraq.
“Consumption,” 2008. https://dustystudio.com/project/consumption/ [Collaborator Relationship: Director, Producer, Animator] [Method of review or solicitation: Neither peer reviewed nor invited] [Other Work Type: Short Film]Late night wall drawings.
“Glimpse,” January 26, 2007. https://vimeo.com/7746542 [Method of review or solicitation: Peer reviewed by an editor/organizing committee] [Other Work Type: Short Film]Experimental stop-motion animation, is a study of the life of painter Willem de Kooning and a stream of consciousness narrative concerning the impermanence of life.
In Progress
“Mobile Animation Station,” n.d. [Method of review or solicitation: Neither peer reviewed nor invited] [Other Work Type: Conceptual Artwork]Decommissioned school bus converted into a mobile animation studio for workshops and events.
“Animation Hotline (#001-217),” February 1, 2011. https://vimeo.com/channels/animationhotline [Method of review or solicitation: Neither peer reviewed nor invited] [Other Work Type: Short Films]Animation Hotline uses crowd-sourced voicemail messages as content for micro-animations.
“Notes to Self Project,” April 13, 2002. https://dustystudio.com/project/notes-to-self/ [Method of review or solicitation: Invited] [Other Work Type: Conceptual Art Project] [Status of Work in Progress: Ongoing project]Grella has written and then mailed himself a letter every day since April 13, 2002. The exercise has generated thousands of letters (and counting), which remain meticulously ordered and still sealed to this day. The slight variations in the project, a change of font, the physical location of the cancellation stamp, and of course, the inaccessible contents, are nuances that help identify the passage of time.
“Inspired by Alan Ginsberg,” n.d. https://dustystudio.com/project/inspired-by-allen-ginsberg/ [Method of review or solicitation: Neither peer reviewed nor invited] [Other Work Type: Conceptual Art Project]Polaroid-style photos and accompanying text pay tribute to a project conceived by the late poet Allen Ginsberg.
REVIEWS
The Utah Review, Date of publication: June 27, 2022, Title: Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: Fear No Film, Artist Marketplace, WordFest Poetry Slam, Wasatch IronPen award winners announced, https://www.theutahreview.com/backstage-at-the-utah-arts-festival-2022-fear-no-film-artist-marketplace-wordfest-poetry-slam-wasatch-ironpen-award-winners-announced/ [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Collective Arts Network Journal, Cleveland, Date of publication: June 21, 2022, Title: The Time Travlers’ Garden at Beachwood Community Center Art Space, http://canjournal.org/2022/05/the-time-travelers-garden-at-beachwood-community-center-art-space/ [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
The Utah Review, Date of publication: June 20, 2022, Title: Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2022: 19th Fear No Film will feature most internationally diverse slate ever, with 71 short films, 23 countries, 11 languages, https://www.theutahreview.com/backstage-at-the-utah-arts-festival-2022-19th-fear-no-film-will-feature-most-internationally-diverse-slate-ever-with-71-short-films-23-countries-11-languages/ [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Forbes, Date of publication: November 28, 2021, Title: Disabled Entrepreneurs Speak Out On The Choice To Go It Alone And Be Your Own Boss, https://www.forbes.com/sites/gusalexiou/2021/11/28/disabled-entrepreneurs-speak-out-on-the-choice-to-go-it-alone-and-be-your-own-boss/?sh=7baa612e1431 [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Animation World Network, Date of publication: November 3, 2020, Title: Dustin Grella Posts Uplifting Special Election Day ‘Animation Hotline’ Short, https://www.awn.com/news/dustin-grella-posts-uplifting-special-election-day-animation-hotline-short [Review Type: Review/article about you]
Animation Magazine, Date of publication: April 30, 2020, Title: Event Updates: ITFS Online, OIAF, Animafest, Hiroshima, Cartoon Forum & More, https://www.animationmagazine.net/2020/04/event-updates-itfs-online-oiaf-animafest-hiroshima-cartoon-forum-more/ [Review Type: Your name is listed]
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Date of publication: November 25, 2018, Title: Spaces hits trifecta with three strong fall shows ‘headlined’ by Sarah Kabot’s ‘NYT 2015’, https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/11/44bc6b04cd1214/spaces-hits-trifecta-with-thre.html [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Millennium Film Journal, Date of publication: Fall 2018, Title: The Unbearable Lightness of Drawing – Dustin Grella and Dusty Studio, pages 53-65 [Review Type: Review/article about you]
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Date of publication: April 21, 2018, Title: 40th anniversary show at Spaces offers vital self-portrait of an essential arts institution , https://www.cleveland.com/arts/2018/04/40th_anniversary_show_at_space.html [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
IndieWire, Date of publication: Feb 15, 2017, Title: New Ways to See Non-Fiction: How MoMA Doc Fortnight Brings a Fresh Perspective to Documentary Films., https://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/moma-2017-doc-fortnight-experimental-films-undiscovered-stories-kathy-brew-1201783389/ [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
SVA Features, Date of publication: Feb 15, 2017, Title: How MoMA’s 2017 Doc Fortnight Speaks to Our Current Times., https://sva.edu/features/how-momas-2017-doc-fortnight-speaks-to-our-current-times [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Animation Magazine, Date of publication: September 3, 2016, Title: ANNY Announces First-Ever “Best of Fest”, https://www.animationmagazine.net/2016/09/anny-announces-first-ever-best-of-fest/ [Review Type: Your name is listed]
Scene, Date of publication: January 13, 2016, Title: Art and Life in “Unfixed: The Fugitive Image”., https://www.clevescene.com/arts/transformer-station-showcases-impermanence-of-art-and-life-in-unfixed-the-fugitive-image-4692010 [Review Type: Your name is listed]
Design Taxi, Date of publication: September 25, 2015, Title: This Design Studio Will Animate Your Deepest Confessions and Secret Fantasies, http://designtaxi.com/news/380371/This-Design-Studio-Will-Animate-Your-Deepest-Confessions-And-Secret-Fantasies/ [Review Type: General review/article about production/event/exhibit]
Animation World Network, Date of publication: October 1, 2015, Title: The Animation Hotline: Innovative Shorts Just a Phone Call Away, https://www.awn.com/animationworld/animation-hotline-innovative-shorts-just-phone-call-away [Review Type: Review/article about you]
It’s Nice That, Date of publication: September 25, 2015, Title: A Brookyln-based studio wants to animate your lies, fears, confessions and drunkalogues, https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/animation-hotline [Review Type: General review/article about production/event/exhibit]
Vice, Date of publication: September 28, 2015, Title: The Voyeuristic Pleasure of Animating Anonymous Voicemails, https://www.vice.com/en/article/mgp5qx/the-voyeuristic-pleasure-of-animating-anonymous-voicemails [Review Type: Review/article about you]
Lost At E Minor, Date of publication: September 21, 2015, Title: This Studio Animates The Stories You Tell Over An Answering Machine, http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/09/21/this-studio-animates-the-stories-you-tell-over-an-answering-machine/ [Review Type: General review/article about production/event/exhibit]
3BL Media, Date of publication: January 26, 2015, Title: HP Living Progress Through the Lens of Animator Dustin Grella, https://www.3blmedia.com/news/hp-living-progress-through-lens-animator-dustin-grella [Review Type: Review/article about you]
Frontrunner Magazine, Date of publication: February 9, 2015, Title: Dustin Grella: Time & Movement, https://frontrunnermagazine.com/posts/dustin-grella/ [Review Type: Review/article about you]
HP Next, Date of publication: January 26, 2015, Title: HP Living Progress Through the Lens of Animator Dustin Grella, https://www.3blmedia.com/news/hp-living-progress-through-lens-animator-dustin-grella [Review Type: Review/article about you]
Adobe Inspire Magazine, Date of publication: June 18, 2014, Title: Slate of Hand, https://creativecloud.adobe.com/discover/article/slate-of-hand [Review Type: Review/article about you]
Pro Video Coalition, Date of publication: January 29, 2014, Title: HP Sundance House hosts Dustin Grella and his unique chalkboard animations, https://www.provideocoalition.com/hp-sundance-house-hosts-dustin-grella-and-his-unique-chalkboard-animations/ [Review Type: Review/article about you]
Animation World Network, Date of publication: January 25, 2014, Title: Dustin Grella Brings Animation Hotline to Sundance, https://www.awn.com/news/dustin-grella-brings-animation-hotline-sundance [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Calvert Journal, Date of publication: August 20, 2013, Title: Siberia’s “Cannes” festival kicks off this week, https://www.calvertjournal.com/articles/show/1351/siberias-cannes-festival-kicks-off-this-week [Review Type: General review/article about production/event/exhibit]
Popcorn and Vodka, Date of publication: February 17, 2013, Title: Dustin Grella: Director, Prayers for Peace, https://popcornandvodka.com/2013/02/17/dustin-grella-director-prayers-for-peace/ [Review Type: Review/article about you]
Kurzfilm Magazin: Short Report 2012, Date of publication: 2012, Title: Animation in Movement: The Internet Generation, https://cdn.ag-kurzfilm.de/shortreport-is-2012-2-screen.pdf [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Dossier Journal, Date of publication: April 18, 2012, Title: Posting Ones Self, https://www.dossierjournal.com/blog/politics/posting-ones-self/ [Review Type: Review/article about you]
15th Japan Media Arts Festival, Date of publication: February 21, 2012, Title: Animation Hotline, http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2011/animation/works/15anj_animation_hotline/ [Review Type: General review/article about production/event/exhibit]
Animation Magazine, Date of publication: April 20, 2012, Title: Stuttgart Animation Fest Announces 2012 Program, https://www.animationmagazine.net/2012/04/stuttgart-animation-fest-announces-2012-program/ [Review Type: Your name is listed]
WNYC News, Date of publication: April 17, 2012, Title: Micropolis: An Artist Obsessed With Letters, https://www.wnyc.org/story/199901-micrpolis-artist-obsessed-letters/ [Review Type: Review/article about you]
ASIFA East aNYmator, Date of publication: January 19, 2012, Title: A Visit with Animator Dustin Grella, https://asifaeast.com/a-visit-with-animator-dustin-grella/ [Review Type: Review/article about you]
Obsessed Magazine, Date of publication: Fall 2011, Title: “Film Obsessions: Pigeon Impossible, Prayers for Peace, and A Love Story in Stop-Motion “, http://meetsobsession.com/2011/film-animation/film-obsessions/film-obsessions-pigeon-impossible-prayers-for-peace-and-a-love-story-in-stop-motion/ [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Animation Magazine, Date of publication: June 30, 2011, Title: Animation Block Party Sets Lineup for July 29-31 Bash, https://www.animationmagazine.net/2011/06/animation-block-party-sets-lineup-for-july-29-31-bash/ [Review Type: Your name is listed]
Fast Company Design, Date of publication: July 7, 2011, Title: “Animation Hotline” Visualizes Voicemails as Hand-Drawn Short Films, https://www.fastcompany.com/1664428/animation-hotline-visualizes-voicemails-as-hand-drawn-short-films [Review Type: Review/article about you]
Vulture Magazine, Date of publication: July 28, 2011, Title: Check Out This Charming Collection of Animated Voice Mails, https://www.vulture.com/2011/07/animation_hotline.html [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
ASIFA East aNYmator, Date of publication: May 11, 2011, Title: ASIFA East Awards and Film round up!,https://asifaeast.com/asifa-east-awards-and-film-round-up/ [Review Type: Your name is listed]
Sprockets, Date of publication: February 9, 2011, Title: Dustin Grella’s Animation Hotline, https://www.awn.com/blog/dustin-grella-s-animation-hot-line [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
ASIFA East aNYmator, Date of publication: March 28, 2011, Title: Twins are weird…., https://asifaeast.com/twins-are-weird/ [Review Type: General review/article about production/event/exhibit]
OEN, Date of publication: March 16, 2011, Title: Phone In Animations From Dustin Grella, https://the189.com/art/phone-in-animations-from-dustin-grella/ [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Animation World Network, Date of publication: October 20, 2010, Title: Ottawa Day 1: Please Move Out of My Way!, https://www.awn.com/blog/ottawa-day-1-please-move-out-my-way [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Animation Magazine, Date of publication: May 7, 2010, Title: Eight Animated Films Vie for Student Academy Awards, https://www.animationmagazine.net/2010/05/eight-animated-films-vie-for-student-academy-awards/ [Review Type: Your name is listed]
Animation Magazine, Date of publication: October 15, 2010, Title: Animatron Pays Out $17,000 to Winning Films, https://www.animationmagazine.net/2010/10/animatron-pays-out-17000-to-winning-films/ [Review Type: Your name is listed]
Animation Magazine, Date of publication: October 25, 2010, Title: Ottawa Honors Mr. Christie, External World, https://www.animationmagazine.net/2010/10/ottawa-honors-mr-christie-external-world/ [Review Type: Your name is listed]
OEN, Date of publication: July 30, 2010, Title: Prayers for Peace From Dustin Grella, https://the189.com/art/prayers-for-peace-from-dustin-grella/ [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]
Animation Magazine, Date of publication: June 29, 2010, Title: Flawed Wins Special Jury Honor at Palm Springs Shorts Fest, https://www.animationmagazine.net/2010/06/flawed-wins-special-jury-honor-at-palm-springs-shorts-fest/ [Review Type: Your name is listed]
Animation World Network, Date of publication: April 23, 2010, Title: Monstra Animation Festival Means Spring is Here At Last., https://www.awn.com/blog/monstra-animation-festival-means-spring-here-last [Review Type: Your name is listed]
The American Legion, Date of publication: May 18, 2010, Title: Chosin’ wins top documentary, https://www.legion.org/news/21966/chosin-wins-top-documentary [Review Type: Your name is listed]
T4C, Date of publication: October 23, 2009, Title: Royal Flush Festival Hands Out ‘Skullie’ Awards At Slipper Room, https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=52538 [Review Type: Your name is listed]
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Date of publication: January 15, 2008, Title: Filmmaker Grella’s work to be showcased at Standing Rock International Short Film Festival in Kent, https://www.cleveland.com/movies/2008/01/local_media_filmmaker_grellas.html [Review Type: You are named and your work is featured]