The Dancing Bulrushes

The Dancing Bulrushes
Directed by Joanna Priestley
Steven Subotnick
Produced by Joanna Priestley
Steven Subotnick
Written by Barry Lopez
Starring Fran Bennett
Narrated by Fran Bennett
Music by Miroslav Tadic
Cinematography Joanna Priestley
Steven Subotnick
Edited by Joanna Priestley
Steven Subotnick
Production
company
Priestley Motion Pictures
Distributed by Microcinema International (2006)
Release date
 1985
Running time
 5 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Dancing Bulrushes[1] is a 1985 5 minute 16mm short animated film by Joanna Priestley,[2] and Steven Subotnick using sand on top glass, directly under the camera.

Synopsis

The Dancing Bulrushes is based on an Ojibwa Native American story about coyote, the trickster. The film was made by animating beach sand frame by frame, on top of a sheet of glass, directly under the camera.

Release

The film was re-released on DVD in 2006 by Microcinema International.[3] It was screened in a retrospective of Priestley's works in April 2009.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Dancing Bulrushes". 27 April 1985 – via www.imdb.com.
  2. ↑ Furniss, Maureen (1998). Art in motion: animation aesthetics (illustrated, reprint ed.). Indiana University Press. p. 69. ISBN 9781864620399.
  3. ↑ "Animator Joanna Priestley Celebrates 20 Years on DVD Set".
  4. ↑ Soares, Andre (6 April 2009). "Joanna Priestley Screenings at the REDCAT". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
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