Barber Westchester (2022, 90min)

Barber Westchester is an independent feature film. Made from 2018-2022. I animated the majority of the film, with some help from guest animators. The film had no major backing and was fully funded by individual monthly donations from my Patreon supporters.

The movie features original score + songs by Dylan Kanner (you can buy his soundtrack here),

Guest animation/art: Emily Martinez (Planet video) Victoria Vincent (Lucky and Dorbee TV show) Benni Quintero (Beast beyond the dome) Ian Worthington (Mr. Whale TV show) Chris Kim (Silver’s advice) Yasmeen Abedifard (Bene’s advice) Mel Murakawa-White (Gerard’s advice) Frankie Tamaru (Margaret’s advice) Kelly Ficarra (Prof Lemmings’ song) Tyrell Solomon (Church paintings) Zaria Bohanon (Crowd character designs during the projection room scene) Additional character animation by Maddie Brewer, Sidney Gale, Franky Wish and Benni Quintero

Sound design/mixing/clean up by Rani Sharone.

Barber Westchester screened at Ottawa International Animation Festival, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, Animation Block Party, TAAFI, Fantastic Fest, and won a "Special Jury Award" at New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival from acclaimed anime director Ayumu Watanabe:

"This movie fully embodies the meaning, power and possibilities of the technique of animation. All the visuals are carefully calculated… Its unique style was derived to strike the times more strongly, and its drawn lines are cute, but are actually frighteningly delicate. With tricky motions, the viewer is skillfully entwined with the story. When the 90 minutes had passed, I shuddered at the matching of theme and method. We felt resolution and conviction for being an animation… It is an out-of-the-ordinary film that captures the mood of this era, which is sharpened by the earnest desire to find answers, while at the same time combining the ingenuity to entertain and the pursuit of originality. The most important discovery of the decade." -Ayumu Watanabe (director: Doraemon, Children of the Sea)