Phoebe Jane Hart
Directing
Biography
Phoebe Jane Hart is a filmmaker, fabricator & stop-motion animator based in Los Angeles. Her short film BUG DINER won the Short Film Jury Award for Animation at Sundance 2024 and the Special Jury Award for animation at SXSW 2024 and Grand Jury Award for animation at Sonoma International Film Festival. Her previous film JamieSonShine screened at Slamdance Film Festival, Thomas Edison Film Festival and more. Working in an array of mediums her work has an emphasis on dark humor and surreal imagery. She has an MFA in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts and has worked as a fabricator at Bix Pix Entertainment, Stoopid Buddy Studios and SkyPie Studios. She takes puppets very, very seriously.
Known For
A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass.
Bug Diner
A pop star’s use of a song by a long-forgotten folk singer leads to profound changes for the singer’s family in this warm, wise, and utterly unique film.
Charlotte
"JamieSonShine" is an experimental documentary that explores the effect of mental illness on the younger sibling of a person with schizophrenia.
JamieSonShine
Playdate consists of surreal and performative reimaginings of the simple and naive games played throughout childhood.
Playdate
Filmmaker Cressa Maeve Beer recalls her experience growing up as a fan of the Matrix movies, in celebration of the upcoming release of The Matrix Resurrections.
Me and The Matrix
In search of a mysterious treasure, three women embark on an adventure through magical and playful vignettes.
Treasure Hunt
Animated short.
Blue Poodle Chair
An animator discusses a scene from the TV series, The Sopranos, while meticulously crafting stop-motion recreations of his family’s home movies.