The Island Dwellers // 2014
The Island Dwellers is an animation I completed for my Senior Project. It is a tale of an unique tribe of species and their history with the Sun. Each with a distinctive instrument they have earned by journeying into the secluded woods until one presents itself, they play happily and peacefully. One day, a strange and magnificent light appears on their shore. Mesmerized by the Sun’s glory and warmth, they begin to play songs in hopes to keep Her coming back everyday to shine Her rays on their dark island. This animation is the first part of an intended longer animation, and focuses solely on the story of their lives before the Sun came, what changed in them during the Sun’s stay, and what happened to them after the Sun mysteriously vanishes under a band of thick grey clouds.
The Island Dwellers won Best Animation at the Lycoming College Film and Video Annual in 2014