Joanna Priestley Movies

A tribute to Pluto, everyone’s favorite planetoid

Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that...

Bold, crisp, playful animation that explores the organic geometry and archetypes of the human face.

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.

Delicate patterns inspired by North American wrapping papers from the 1960’s and French and English wallpapers from the early 1900s.

Layers of animation featuring more than 600 sculptures, 200 glass pieces and 2200 drawings evoke an inspiring diving exploration in a freshwater lake...

Candyjam is a whimsical, animated collaboration by 10 animators from four countries: David Anderson (England), Karen Aqua (USA), Craig Bartlett...

A humorous and poignant look at what it means to be turning 40 and growing older.

A humorous explanation of the fears we share: fear of the darkness, of monsters, of aging, of being overweight, and of global destruction.

A springboard ballet of private parts, in all their glorious combinations.

An abstract computer painting that was inspired by botanical forms.

Explores the mythopoeic realm through mandalas and dream images that hint at hidden trauma.

A powerful mythic poem about women, the Goddess and the human spirit. It examines our foibles and frailties and how we can grow out of them.

Still life silhouettes collide with abstract shapes and complex, interlocking patterns. Reimagining the commonplace objects of a classical painting...

An abstract meditation on urban shapes and sounds.

A witty commentary on our over-reliance on spell check that plays up phonetics with hilarious results.

An acronym for Distant Early Warning Line, Dew Line refers to the array of radar stations built in the Arctic during the Cold War, and to the elegant...

An experimental exploration and rediscovery of games and youthful pastimes.

Explores the magic of objects and transformation. Inspired by the boxes of Joseph Cornell, who lived on Utopia Parkway (Queens, NY) nearly all of his...

A film about the nature of oppression and community spirit.