Joanna Priestley Movies

  • 2023
    History, Mystery & Oyssey: Six Portland Animators

    History, Mystery & Oyssey: Six Portland Animators

    History, Mystery & Oyssey: Six Portland Animators

    02023HD

    Martin Cooper’s documentary feature explores the lives and work of six internationally renowned, independent animators and animation directors....

    History, Mystery & Oyssey: Six Portland Animators
  • 1993
    Pro and Con

    Pro and Con

    Pro and Con

    01993HD

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

    Pro and Con
  • 1988
    Candyjam

    Candyjam

    Candyjam

    1.51988HD

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

    Candyjam
  • 2010
    Missed Aches

    Missed Aches

    Missed Aches

    02010HD

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

    Missed Aches
  • 1995
    Hand Held

    Hand Held

    Hand Held

    01995HD

    A film about the nature of oppression and community spirit.

    Hand Held
  • 2005
    Dew Line

    Dew Line

    Dew Line

    4.82005HD

    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...

    Dew Line
  • 2021
    Jung & Restless

    Jung & Restless

    Jung & Restless

    02021HD

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

    Jung & Restless
  • 1991
    After the Fall

    After the Fall

    After the Fall

    01991HD

    About loneliness and feeling isolated.

    After the Fall
  • 1986
    Times Square

    Times Square

    Times Square

    01986HD

    An abstract meditation on urban shapes and sounds.

    Times Square
  • 2015
    Bottle Neck

    Bottle Neck

    Bottle Neck

    02015HD

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

    Bottle Neck
  • 2000
    Surface Dive

    Surface Dive

    Surface Dive

    02000HD

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

    Surface Dive
  • 2013
    Split Ends

    Split Ends

    Split Ends

    02013HD

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

    Split Ends
  • 2007
    Streetcar Named Perspire

    Streetcar Named Perspire

    Streetcar Named Perspire

    02007HD

    A roller coaster ride through the brain fog, flashes, mood swings, depression, pimples and rage of one of life's great transitions.

    Streetcar Named Perspire
  • 2000
    Kali Yuga

    Kali Yuga

    Kali Yuga

    02000HD

    Pixilation of yoga instructor Diane Wilson, shot in the forest over a six month period and object animation of construction tools, bolts, screws and...

    Kali Yuga
  • 1985
    Jade Leaf

    Jade Leaf

    Jade Leaf

    01985HD

    An abstract computer painting that was inspired by botanical forms.

    Jade Leaf
  • 1987
    Interior

    Interior

    Interior

    01987HD

    Short experimental computer animation by Jules Engel

    Interior
  • 2012
    Choking Hazard

    Choking Hazard

    Choking Hazard

    02012HD

    Our best intentions can go awry when it comes to recycling plastic.

    Choking Hazard
  • 2012
    Dear Pluto

    Dear Pluto

    Dear Pluto

    02012HD

    A tribute to Pluto, everyone’s favorite planetoid

    Dear Pluto
  • 2018
    North of Blue

    North of Blue

    North of Blue

    02018HD

    A dense multiverse of images and shifting focal points that explore the tension between two dimensional patterns both familiar and alien....

    North of Blue
  • 1993
    Grown Up

    Grown Up

    Grown Up

    01993HD

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

    Grown Up