Pool Party
Writer & Director
It's the first boy/girl pool party Maxine, Lacy, and Ruby have scored an invite to. What should be the most anticipated event of the year feels like a nightmare for all three of them. The most popular boy in 6th grade is going to be there, which means one thing: he's going to see them in their bathing suits.
Pool Party provides an antidote to the lack of animated content about middle school girls, addressing themes such as growing up in the digital age, body image issues, and crippling anxiety with a distinct edginess.
This short film comes at a time when we are beginning to acknowledge the power that lies in our "cringeworthy" pasts. The success of similar content (i.e. Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade) proves that a market exists for cringe-induced nostalgia. In order to love who we are, we cannot hate the experiences that shaped us.
The Process
As the lead on the project, my first task was to assemble our team. I felt it was important to hire all female-identifying artists, believing we could bring our perspectives as young women to the story and characters. We consist of:
Lead Animator
x2 Background Artists
x5 Story Artists
x3 Rough Animators
Compositor
Following pre-production, we launched a crowdfunding campaign and exceeded our fundraising goal. Our team is working hard to complete the film by the new year.
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Roughs
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In-Betweens
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Clean-Up
