Animation Workshop with Toby Gillies

Presented as part of the Freeze Frame International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages (March 9 to 15).

The workshop, led by Toby Gillies, will guide participants through the creation of a morphing, collaborative, hand-drawn, frame-by frame animation on paper, together! Participants can expect to draw, animate and watch the final work within the session. Toby will also share the film he created with Natalie Baird, Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying (Canada / 2024 / English / 7 min.), Classification: G), which was produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

All ages and skill levels are welcome.

About Toby:

Natalie Baird and Toby Gillies share an artistic practice rooted in experimentation through drawing, photography, and animation. They are drawn to collaborative making as a way to know people through artwork, and the potential to magnify individual voices through collective works. Their projects strive to build reciprocal relationships with one another and the natural world through shared art experiences in diverse settings – be it on locked healthcare units, in city parks, or on the sea ice. Most recently they released their short animated documentary Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying, a short meditation on love, grief, and imagination.