Hunky Dory
TITLE
Hunky Dory
DIRECTOR
Steven Vander Meer
COUNTRY
USA
YEAR
2024
DURATION
6′
GENRE
Animation
Hunky Dory
Hunky Dory juxtaposes scenes of animal life with images of human existence, observing the quirky and unexpected ways in which we are similar. The meticulously hand-drawn animation is a visual smorgasbord, moving and morphing in perfect time to the banjo music of Béla Fleck and his bandmates in My Bluegrass Heart.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Steven Vander Meer
Steven Vander Meer (born 1963) is an animator, graphic artist and avid home brewer. He was born and raised in LeMars, Iowa, and grew up working in the family bakery before attending the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, earning a BFA in 1985. He is an internationally known animator, having won several best animation and best music video awards at prestigious film festivals; his films have been screened at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He is a 2014 recipient of the Victor Thomas Jacoby Award. Vander Meer's films span almost three decades and have screened at numerous top-tier film festivals including Sundance, Slamdance, Raindance, Annecy International Animation Festival, Melbourne International Animation Festival, Thomas Edison Film Festival (formerly Black Maria), Cinequest and Palm Springs International Shortfest.
- DirectorSteven Vander Meer
- Screenplay Steven Vander Meer
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- Project TitleHunky Dory
- Project TypeAnimation
- Completion Date 1 January 2024
- Country of originUSA
- Country of filmingUSA
- LanguageNo Dialogue
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Steven Vander Meer
Steven Vander Meer (born 1963) is an animator, graphic artist and avid home brewer. He was born and raised in LeMars, Iowa, and grew up working in the family bakery before attending the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, earning a BFA in 1985. He is an internationally known animator, having won several best animation and best music video awards at prestigious film festivals; his films have been screened at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He is a 2014 recipient of the Victor Thomas Jacoby Award. Vander Meer's films span almost three decades and have screened at numerous top-tier film festivals including Sundance, Slamdance, Raindance, Annecy International Animation Festival, Melbourne International Animation Festival, Thomas Edison Film Festival (formerly Black Maria), Cinequest and Palm Springs International Shortfest.
