Liam LoPinto
Directing
Biography
Liam LoPinto is an award winning Iranian American filmmaker and animator from New York City. A student and graduate of NYU’s Film and Television, CalArts Character Animation, and Tokyo’s Waseda University’s SILS program between 2013 and 2021. His film French Fly was selected for CAA Moebius’ 5th Showcase, while his award winning short documentary Karam Camera was made in partnership with Karam Foundation focusing on empowering young Syrian refugees. His debut film out of school, The Old Young Crow, won more than 46 awards including an OSCAR® qualifying Best of Festival award at Palm Springs International ShortFest, as well as Grand and Special Jury Prizes from Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia, SCAD Savannah Film Festival, LAAPFF, and Chicago International Children’s Film Festival in addition to being an Official Selection of Cairo International Film Festival, AFI Film Fest, Stockholm International Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, Omeleto, Vimeo Staff Picks, and Short Of The Week. He currently works as an Assistant Manager at The Moviehouse in Millerton, New York where he also contributes to special programming and screenings.
Known For
An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo.
The Old Young Crow
Confined to a cold cell for 41 nights, a doctor's dreams of failures collide with his memories of success.
Baba
A fly returns home to find his world completely French.
French Fly
An overworked pianist fights to stay awake and celebrate the new year with his boyfriend.
Waiting
Two Syrian refugee girls document each others' attempts at making their first films.
Karam Camera
A toad bikes back home in order to water his plants.
Walter
She's a people pleaser. She's insecure. She wants nothing more than to have clear skin. Her life changes drastically when she wishes on a fallen eyelash and her wish is granted: she has the clearest goddamn skin she's ever had. When word gets out that Anagha has magic eyelashes, she's exploited for them by her school, her community, and eventually the government. She battles the weight of the world with the weight of being a middle schooler.
Local Middle Schooler
On the outskirts of the town of Izamal, in the heart of Yucatán, Mexico, the Oxte family live a life of small joys and inspiring familial love. Elena and her two sons, Liam and Janielle, spend their days cooking, playing with their pets, biking, knitting, and spinning tops in their backyard. We experience the depth of their care for each other by spending a day with them and a dream with them. Their dream, taking them to the ruins of the Mayan temples, playing amongst the lost structures and pools, enjoying the land where they were once kings.
Maze of Joy
A father and son cross a world of imagination in order to return a forgotten lunch. Written by and dedicated to the late Marvin "Stro" Bynoe.