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Focus School – SCAD

Keynote Speaker: Davonne Dupart

 

Davonne Dupart is an award-winning filmmaker, educator, and established animator in the animation
industry. Nominated for a Southeast Emmy, Davonne’s work has been featured in film festivals
worldwide. Her animation career includes content on Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, PBS, HBO, and
Hulu. These shows include “Teen Titans Go!” “The Awesomes” and “Bird Girl. With an extensive
freelance career, she has been creating animated projects for state and national museums, developed
new animated series and other intellectual property for clients such as WarnerMedia Discovery. As
Associate Chair of Animation at the Savannah College of Art and design, she is dedicated to equipping
artists for full and successful careers in the entertainment industry.

Date & Time: 10/24 (THU) 15:30

Location: Literary Arts Ecology Hall K301

 

Film Title Director of the Film Synopsis Exact running time
“The Sun is Bad” Rachel Mow

 

The Sun is Bad is a hybrid film with 3D backgrounds and 2D animation. The story is about a temperamental girl trying to destroy the sun and stop it from melting her city using toys and whatever she has.

 

3m00s
“Legend of PiPi” Julia Schoel

 

The fate of a kingdom rests in the hands of “Pipi”--A raggedy little cat who undertakes a
dangerous quest to rescue the Kingdom’s princess who has been kidnapped by a horrifying beast.

 

8m20s
“Desert Mayhem Overdrive”
Noah Cheruk

 

Three brothers set out to steal back their loot and get revenge upon three gangs that have allied themselves against a village.

 

7m38s
“Godspeed” Sunny Wai Yan Chan

 

A young boy seeks affection from his mother through a simple goodbye. This is a film
about family relationships and childhood experiences. The Director’s thesis explored
micro-expressions in character performance.

 

2m24s
“Hideout”

Isabella Blanda,

Tilly Fidler, Summer Grier, Andrea Lacher, Natalie Mortell
Lauren Rebelo, Camilla Scalzetti

In a post-apocalyptic world, two sisters are on the run from a mysterious entity.

3m47s
“Time Flies” LJ Burnett

 

In this fast-paced comedy adventure, two flies with opposite personalities
struggle to make the most of a 24-hour lifespan. The Energetic A-fly rushes to complete
every activity on a massive bucket list, whereas the introspective Z-fly searches for a
deeper meaning, only to spiral into existential dread. As the sun starts to set, the flies
panic that their time is running out. But in the end, a death defying-encounter forces them both to live in the moment while they still can.

 

4m14s
“Goro Goro” Ryotaro Sawada and Agatha Tiara Christa (Rara)

 

Goro Goro follows the story of Daigoro, a baby thunder god, who dreams of being as
powerful as his father. Through his thunderous journey, he realizes that he can achieve his dreams in his own unique way.

 

3m07s
“Harbor” Samantha Jackson

 

“Harbor”directed by Sam Jackson is a homage to a point in her childhood where she
would spend her summer days on the beach watching seagulls come and go. In the story of “Harbor” we follow a father and daughter duo that resides in a coastal fishing town in Maine, and how their relationship grows and changes, but always cycles back to one an- other as time passes. Connecting that with the migration cycles of seagulls is how the film came to be.

 

2m40s
“Vainglorious” Gabriel Ugbodaga

 

Haruna, a young, well-trained boxer who lives for the art of the fight, and Ayeana, a father fighting to provide for his daughter’s future, face off against each other in Dambe, a traditional Nigerian boxing match. Both fighters risk losing themselves and the ones they love in an excruciating test of resilience and pride. Facing selfishness and selflessness - and the blurred lines in-between.

 

8m29s
“Pope’s Dog” Neko Pilarcik-Tellez

 

All Hell breaks loose in the Vatican when the Pope doesn’t follow the rules.

 

5m08s
“The Last Dungeon” Alexandra Young

 

In a world of magic and combat, three adventures enter into a forsaken temple and
discover a great evil sleeping within. The heroes clash with a powerful necromancer and are nearly defeated until the paladin unleashes his divine power.

 

3m00s
“Le Charade” Erika Totoro

 

Le Charade is a psychological comedy set in the mid-70’s in anold-fashioned run-down 50’s diner. We follow the final performance of a lonely mime devoted to his profession, and the psychotic episodemthat ensues after his imaginary friend breaks up with him and he is forced to re-enter society.

 

3m00s