Despite
Directed by Kate Raney
BLOCK D | Can We Talk?
FRIDAY, APRIL 25 | 7 - 9 PM
LOCATION | Tom S. Gettys Center Courtroom
Despite
SYNOPSIS
Despite is an experimental documentary animation using hand-drawn animation, cyanotype exposures, and imagery of daily life. Through these materials the film reflects upon the habitats that sustain life and harbor disease and explores the tensions between the wonder of motherhood and the anxiety of illness.
DETAILS
Experimental | 2024 | 1 min. 18 sec.
Suggested Rating | PG
Country | United States
Language | English
CREDITS
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Director, Producer | Kate Raney​
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SCREENINGS & AWARDS
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San Diego Underground Film Festival, San Diego, CA, April 2025
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Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI, April 2025
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Athens International Film & Video Festival, Athens, OH, April 2025
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Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL, March 2025
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Fargo Film Festival, Fargo, ND, March 2025
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Society for Photographic Education Media Festival, Reno, NV, March 2025
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Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Portland, OR, January 2025
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Denver Underground Film Festival, Denver, CO, November 2024, Winner of Best Experimental Animation
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Kate Raney began animating in college when given an assignment to make a 1-minute animated film. She immediately connected with the materiality and process of animating. Her current creative interests primarily involve combining live action and animation to investigate representation, performance, subjectivity, and process in the digital age.
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Kate’s work has screened at numerous festivals such as the Maryland Film Festival, the Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival, the Factual Animation Film Fuss, SXSW Film Festival, and the Chicago Underground Film Festival. She was a Sponsored Artist at High Concept Laboratories in Chicago and has twice received an Ohio Arts Council Award of Individual Excellence. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Media Arts and Studies at Ohio University.