Kay Wang was a strong-willed grandmother who was reluctantly taken to a StoryCorps booth by her son and granddaughter. Though Kay resisted, she still had stories to tell—from disobeying her mother and rebuffing suitors while growing up in China to late-life adventures as a detective for Bloomingdale’s department store. Kay passed away just weeks after that interview, and her son and granddaughter returned to StoryCorps to remember her gentler side,…
Kay Wang was a strong-willed grandmother who was reluctantly taken to a StoryCorps booth by her son and granddaughter. Though Kay resisted, she still had stories to tell—from disobeying her mother and rebuffing suitors while growing up in China to late-life adventures as a detective for Bloomingdale’s department store. Kay passed away just weeks after that interview, and her son and granddaughter returned to StoryCorps to remember her gentler side,…
The great oral historian Studs Terkel was an inspiration to StoryCorps, and he was also an early participant in the project. In this animated short, he speaks out on what has been lost in modern life and where he sees hope for our future.
Credits:
Directed by: The Rauch Brothers
Background Layout: Jim Smith
Background Painting: Bill Wray
Art Direction: The Rauch Brothers
Producers: Mike Rauch & Lizzie Jacobs
Animation: Tim Rauch
Audio Produced…
Blanca Alvarez and her husband risked crossing the border to immigrate into the U.S. and then struggled to make ends meet. They hoped to shelter their children from these harsh realities, but Blanca's daughter Connie reveals how much children can really see of their parents' lives—and the inspiration they draw from their struggles.
Credits:
Directed by: The Rauch Brothers
Backgrounds: Bill Wray
Producers: Mike Rauch & Lizzie Jacobs
Art Direction:…
Danny Perasa and his wife, Annie, came to StoryCorps to recount their twenty-seven-year romance. As they remember their life together from their first date to Danny’s final days with terminal cancer, these remarkable Brooklynites personify the eloquence, grace, and poetry that can be found in the voices of everyday people when we take the time to listen.
Credits:
Directed by: The Rauch Brothers
Background Layout & Design: Jim Smith
Producers: Mike…
A short film based on my first (and only) attempt at writing a fan letter to one of my favorite celebrities.
Written & Directed by Sean Christensen
Sound Design, Editing & Mixing by Robert V. Wainscott
Edited by Sean Christensen
Special Thanks to Miranda July, wherever you are.
Visit Sean: www.squareonecinema.com
Talk to Sean: seanc@squareonecinema.com
As always, thank you so much for watching.
Love,
Sean
Graduation film from the Royal College of Art, 2007.
An investigative and exploratory hands-on gloves-off study into the practice of putting things 'off''. Sometimes the only way to get something done is to do two dozen other things first.
Story, Animation, Direction: Johnny Kelly
Voice Over: Bryan Quinn
Sound Supervision: Mike Wyeld
Foley Artist: Sue Harding
Foley Engineer: John Mark
Foley recorded at Fonic Studios, London
The…
The story of my parent's divorce, told from the perspectives of the house, furniture and objects that we used to own.
Designed, Edited, Written & Directed by Sean David Christensen
Sound Design & Mixing by Robert V. Wainscott & Eric Racy
Post-Production Sound Editing by Full Clip Audio
Digital Coloring & Visual Effects by Marlon Torres
Special Artwork & Titles by Nathan Maas
Acknowledgments:
"Hello In There" Written by John Prine & Performed by…
A short about the first time I ever saw my father without his mustache.
Credits:
Sean Christensen - Writer, Director & Editor
Robert V. Wainscott - Sound Editing & Sound Designer
Marlon Torres - Digital Colorist & Effects Artist
Visit Sean at: www.squareonecinema.com
Visit Marlon at: www.torresstudios.com
Contact:
seanc@squareonecinema.com
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