
Rebecca Sugar
Writing
Biography
Rebecca Sugar (born July 9, 1987), is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and songwriter. She is known for creating the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, which has made her the first woman to independently create a series for the network. Sugar was formerly a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time, until 2013. Her work on the two series has earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. For her work on Steven Universe, Sugar was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Short-format Animation for the episodes "Lion 3: Straight to Video" in 2015, "The Answer" in 2016, "Mr. Greg" in 2017 and "Jungle Moon" in 2018. In 2017, Steven Universe was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards, the goal of the awards is to "[recognize] the most inclusive and accurately portrayed representations of the LGBTQ community in film, television, and other platforms" In July 2016, Sugar said at a San Diego Comic-Con panel that the LGBT themes in Steven Universe are in large part based on her own experience as a bisexual woman. In a July 2018 interview on NPR, Sugar said that she created the series's Gems as "non-binary women" in order to express herself, as a non-binary woman, through them.
Known For

Unlikely heroes Finn and Jake are buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of escapades. Finn and Jake depend on each other through thick and thin.
Adventure Time

A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Steven Universe

The adventures of 13-year-old, self-centered Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to the fictitious world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will become a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life.
Amphibia

Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov - embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery. All the while a powerful new antagonist determined to track them down and erase them from existence, lurks in the shadows.
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

Animated comedy set in the futuristic year of 201X, where the world is populated by video game and manga-esque characters.
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes

After saving the universe, Steven is still at it, tying up every loose end. As he runs out of other people's problems to solve, he'll finally have to face his own.
Steven Universe Future

Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.
Steven Universe: The Movie
CritterBis is an American animated teen sitcom based on Julian Estes' comics, set in the town of Critterville in the world of Dogday.
Critterbis

Crafted in three parts by four animation superstars, Adult Swim's The Elephant brings to life a very human journey of self-discovery in varied styles.
Adult Swim's The Elephant

A behind the scenes documentary of Steven Universe: The Movie. It features interviews to both cast and crew, and also insight about the pre-production and production of Steven Universe and its film counterpart.
Steven Universe: The Movie: Behind the Curtain

As one of the most successful independent comic book creators, Mike Mignola has inspired generations of writers and artists. This feature-length documentary explores the legacy of the legendary comic book creator behind Hellboy, and delves into Mignola's career from his early days at Marvel, to his success with Hellboy, featuring insights from Neil Gaiman on the Mignolaverse and Rebecca Sugar on Mignola's influence on Steven Universe.
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Reeling from new information about Steven’s mom, Rose Quartz, the Crystal Gems feel like they’re falling apart! Ruby and Sapphire are at odds for the first time – what will happen to Garnet? A joyful celebration is interrupted when the final battle comes to Beach City – can Steven lead the Crystal Gems to victory? Will they have the strength to pull together and show Home-world the true heart of the Crystal Gems?
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems

This a fun behind-the-scenes featurette that looks back on the creation and continuing popularity of the show. Several members of the crew discuss the production's early difficulties, finding the series' tone, the growing fandom, and the show's unique appeal to all ages.
Adventure Time Forever

Steven gets a hold of a magical time travel hourglass and does what any kid would do - he uses it for comebacks. But toying with magic draws trouble to his sleepy beach town and Steven has to step up and save the day - with more comebacks.
Steven Universe
Jake and Finn embark on their greatest adventure yet.
The Adventure Time Movie

Take a rare look into the creative process of Adult Swim's The Elephant with interviews and footage from the production that highlight the unique challenges and discoveries that made the project a truly original experience - for both the audience and the creators themselves.
Behind The Elephant

When AJ loses his favorite dog park, he must fight, fish, scrap, scrape, and sap to get it back.
AJ Goes to the Dog Park

An animated feature following a teenage boy who travels into the world of Thai spirits, seeking a cure just before undergoing a very scary and life-altering operation necessary to live.
Afterworld: กลับบ้าน
The senior thesis film of Elyssa DiGiovanni
Trade Winds
The film centers on a solitary character who lives alone in an apartment, where strange, dreamlike events blur the lines between perception and reality. As the door closes behind him, multiple versions of himself emerge — each moving in unison yet representing fragments of his internal world.