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.
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3m00s |
| “Legend of PiPi” | Julia Schoel |
The fate of a kingdom rests in the hands of “Pipi”--A raggedy little cat who undertakes a
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8m20s |
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“Desert Mayhem Overdrive”
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Noah Cheruk |
Three brothers set out to steal back their loot and get revenge upon three gangs that have allied themselves against a village.
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7m38s |
| “Godspeed” | Sunny Wai Yan Chan |
A young boy seeks affection from his mother through a simple goodbye. This is a film
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2m24s |
| “Hideout” |
Isabella Blanda, Tilly Fidler, Summer Grier, Andrea Lacher, Natalie Mortell |
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
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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
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3m07s |
| “Harbor” | Samantha Jackson |
“Harbor”directed by Sam Jackson is a homage to a point in her childhood where she
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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.
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8m29s |
| “Pope’s Dog” | Neko Pilarcik-Tellez |
All Hell breaks loose in the Vatican when the Pope doesn’t follow the rules.
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5m08s |
| “The Last Dungeon” | Alexandra Young |
In a world of magic and combat, three adventures enter into a forsaken temple and
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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.
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3m00s |