The Animator’s Friend

India Lombardi-Bello

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Visual Arts
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Befriending animators, 24 questions at a time. The Animator’s Friend creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for lighthearted and unexpected conversation.

Aug 15 · Bonus

Hudson Valley Film Festival Rising Student Award-Winner Jessica Rizk!

Jessica Rizk's film Cracked has us clutching our t*tties for dear life! You can see her film on Thursday, August 20th at the Hudson Valley Film Festival in Warwick, NY; a stone's throw from NYC! Watch on YouTube and Spotify, listen everywhere else! Links to points of discussion (will update soon!): Hudson Valley Film Festival's website Hudson Valley Film Festival on Instagram Kristie Kish's website Kristie Kish on Instagram The Animator's Friend on Instagram Eisenstein on Disney The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello & Kristie Kish Opening animation by Michael Dondero and Shengnan Dong Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
Aug 14 · Bonus

Hudson Valley Film Festival Nectar of the Projector Award-Winner Sofía Arbaiza Martínez!

Sofía preserves important family history in her film Ingrato Sureño Invasor. You can see their film on Wednesday, August 19th at the Hudson Valley Film Festival in Warwick, NY; a stone's throw from NYC! Watch on YouTube and Spotify, listen everywhere else! Links to points of discussion (will update soon!): Hudson Valley Film Festival's website Hudson Valley Film Festival on Instagram Kristie Kish's website Kristie Kish on Instagram The Animator's Friend on Instagram Eisenstein on Disney The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello & Kristie Kish Opening animation by Michael Dondero and Shengnan Dong Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
Aug 12 · Bonus

Hudson Valley Film Fest Indie Shoestring Award-Winner Alex Greenblatt!

We had so much fun talking to Alex Greenblatt that we barely got to ask him about his film Four Days of Exams! You can see his film on Thursday, August 20th at the Hudson Valley Film Festival in Warwick, NY; a stone's throw from NYC! Watch on YouTube and Spotify, listen everywhere else! Links to points of discussion: Alex's website Alex's Instagram Hudson Valley Film Festival's website Hudson Valley Film Festival on Instagram Kristie Kish's website Kristie Kish on Instagram The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Favorites The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello & Kristie Kish Opening animation by Michael Dondero and Shengnan Dong Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity; additionally, We are not doctors, so consult a doctor before enacting on any of our opinions!
Aug 10 · Bonus

Hudson Valley Film Fest Out of this World Award-Winner Mira Seeba!

All week, Kristie Kish and I are speaking with Hudson Valley Film Fest (HVFF) award winners, starting with Mira Seeba! Kristie and I present the Out of this World Award to Mira's film HEAVEN'S ESCAPE for deeply original filmmaking that literally takes us out of our earthly plane. You can see her film on Wednesday, August 19th at the HVFF in Warwick, NY; a stone's throw from NYC! Watch on YouTube and Spotify, listen everywhere else! Links to points of discussion: Mira Seeba's YouTube Mira Seeba on Instagram Mira Seeba's website Hudson Valley Film Festival's website Hudson Valley Film Festival on Instagram Kristie Kish's website Kristie Kish on Instagram The Animator's Friend on Instagram Eisenstein on Disney The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello & Kristie Kish Opening animation by Michael Dondero and Shengnan Dong Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
Jul 22 · Bonus

101 Dalmatians with Josh Pilch!

The Animator's Friend's Friend Josh Pilch and I revisit 101 Dalmatians, which is screening on 35mm at Metrograph now! We're talkin Ub, Xerox, and somehow, as usual with Josh, Anthony Kiedis. Get your ticket for the final screening of 101 Dalmatians Sunday, July 26th at 11:10am Enjoy Josh's work on City Island U.S.A. and Beach Buggy Adventures! Links to points of discussion (will update soon!): Josh Pilch's Instagram The Animator's Animations Josh's TAF episode Josh's Dani California parody for TAF Bouchra (also screening at Metrograph) Metrograph's It Started with a Mouse: Hand-Drawn Classics on 35mm - NYC The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks: Josh Pilch and Kaila Hier All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
Jul 20

29: Put the Rotton Tomatoes Down with David De La Fuente

My many attempts to discuss the Real Housewives on this podcast finally pay off with fellow expert David De La Fuente! David De La Fuente is an animation artist with interests in the moving image, semiotics, and graphic design. His work has explored themes of queerness, the aesthetic experience, and romanticism. His films have shown in the Annecy International Animation Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival and others. In 2019, he was the recipient of the GLAS Animation Grant. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. Currently, David is based in New York where he continues his process of experimental storytelling and image making. Links to points of discussion (will update shortly!): Metrograph's It Started with a Mouse: Hand-Drawn Classics on 35mm - NYC Hudson Valley Film Fest - NY Ottawa International Animation Festival - Canada The Animator's Friend on Instagram David's website The Animator's Animations GLAS Animation Festival - LA The London Dungeon - UK The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify Alyssa Edwards' website Latrice Royale's website The Morgan Library & Museum - NYC The Animator's Favorites New York Public Library Amy Kravitz's website Rockaway Film Festival - NYC Nayon Cho's website Jack Gray's website The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks to Motörhead the dog, Nayon Cho for suggesting/introducing me to David, my parents, and Josh Pilch All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
Jun 27

28: Good Egg with John Michael Boling & Jason Coombs

While Bouchra's on its world tour, I got to meet creative producers John Michael Boling and Jason Coombs who enlightened me as to why Funko Pops are a scourge on our society. See Bouchra at Metrograph through to July 2nd or catch it in a city near you soon! Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist in the United States, the rift in her identity between her two homes and an array of friendships and romantic interests, Bouchra’s emotional reckoning with her mother and herself becomes her path to expression. Links to points of discussion (will update shortly!): Bouchra screening at Metrograph - NYC Bouchra's website John Michael Boling's Instagram Jason Coombs' Instagram 2 Lizards Instagram The Animator's Animations The Animator's Favorites Telfar Fondazione Prada - Italy The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify Cynthia Chu on The Animator's Friend Twin Peaks LogPosting on Facebook The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
Jun 16

27: Beauty Marks with Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma

Pilar and I contemplate Minnie Mouse's wikiFeet rating. Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma is a Spanish-American animator, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist from New York City. They received a BFA in Film/Animation/Video from the Rhode Island School of Design and are currently based in Brooklyn. Her practice encompasses both digital and traditional techniques, typically using an interplay of the two to give a mixed-media feel to her work. Pilar's storytelling often draws inspiration from ecological systems and their symbolic qualities, and uses folk horror, magical realism, and nature to examine the emotional and psychological self through a poetic and metaphorical lens. Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion (will update shortly!): Pilar's website Pilar's Instagram Rhode Island School of Design - RI The Animator's Friend on Instagram Frog Farm - NYC Bouchra screening - NYC Adolescence of Utena screening - NYC The Animator's Animations The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify The Animator's Favorites Amy Kravitz's website LaGuardia Arts - NYC Peter Millard's website Donald Daffy by Peter Millard School of Visual Arts (SVA) MFA Visual Narrative - low residency NYC Chris Sullivan on Instagram Consuming Spirits by Chris Sullivan Paper Trail by Don Hertzfeldt Steven Subotnick's website Pilar on NewGrounds The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks to Lisa LaBracio, Jose Vargas, Angelica Vergel, Pilar and John Moraskie All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity

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Befriending animators, 24 questions at a time. The Animator’s Friend creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for lighthearted and unexpected conversation.

Creator

India Lombardi-Bello
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

41
Rating

Explicit
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