Callahan Bracken
Directing
Biography
CALLAHAN BRACKEN is a Canadian filmmaker, animator and interdisciplinary artist currently studying at California Institute of the Arts. Through film and animation, his work employs experimental technique to navigate themes of intimacy, vulnerability, and sexuality. Bracken was a member of the TIFF Next Wave Committee from 2017-2019 and participated in the Toronto Animated Image Society’s artist residency in 2021. His films have screened at over 50 film festivals internationally, and received multiple awards.
Known For
At the intersection between animation, ceramics, film, as well as printmaking, Honeydew, Darling is employing an interdisciplinary approach to explore the transient relationship between time and identity as it relates to queerness.
Honeydew, Darling
u really hurt me
u really hurt me
An exploration of shame and queer identity as it relates to technology and pornography
My Head Aches When I Look Too Long
A rotoscope and found footage film exploring queer upbringing and unintentional homoeroticism.
BOYS BEWARE
Sometimes I need to make room for something more