Neely Goniodsky
Directing
Known For

F.L.Y. is a funny slice-of-life movie about Max and Rafael, former partners, forced to quarantine together during the COVID pandemic. They haven't seen each other in five years, and now Rafael has a new boyfriend. With the added twist of Rafael pursuing a dream of becoming a drag superstar in LA, their reunion gets off to a bumpy start.
F.L.Y.

This 2024 GLAAD Media Award winning film explores Ric Weiland’s journey as both a trailblazer in the tech world and a quiet, yet transformative philanthropist. His founding of Microsoft with Bill Gates & Paul Allen, generosity, and determination continue to inspire a new generation of activists. This documentary is a tribute to his life’s mission to make the world a more inclusive and truly better place for everyone.
Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story

Director Carrie Haber delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animation filmmakers.
Six: Inside Hothouse 5

Ethereal is a rotoscoped dance that 35 animators have quilted together. Each segment showcases a different style and technique from each animator. Ethereal is the 5th animation jam from the animation collective, RotoJam.
Ethereal

A lonely old lady sits in an empty room knitting. As her thoughts wander, her dreams take the shape of fanciful knitted creatures and objects that cocoon her in a pattern of wonder and comfort. This film was made as part of the 5th edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
Pearl

The gradual transformation of copper through oxidation reflects the spirit of deconstruction, turning material change into a metaphor.
Copper Oxidizing

In conversation with her grandson, 93-year-old Carol reminisces on her marriage of 62 years in this vibrantly animated documentary.
Coffee & Sugar

A collaborative video poem by participants in the festival workshop, Risograph Animated Poetry Workshop with Zine Hug, set to Dao Strom’s poem “POEM OF POEM TITLES FOR ‘DAYS OF THE WEEK’”. This poem was originally published in Instrument with Traveler’s Ode as a collaborative print book publication + cassette album release of Fonograf Editions and Antiquated Future Records (2020).
POEM OF POEM TITLES FOR "DAYS OF THE WEEK"
A collaborative video poem by participants in the festival workshop, Animated Poetry with Neely Goniodsky, set to Seattle Civic Poet Shin Yu Pai’s poem Poems for an Aeolian Harp.
Poems for an Aeolian Harp or Paintings for the wind
Today, I <3 U _ _ _ _ challenges traditional societal norms surrounding relationships and sexuality, openly embracing non-traditional relationship structures and rejecting stigmatization of diverse expressions of sexuality. Made from high resolution scans of three intaglio prints of 14-frame animated loops, etched on plexiglass.
Today, I <3 U _ _ _ _

You may stay as long as you wish but every time a new guest arrives, everybody must move to the next room.