Eileen O'Meara
Writing
Biography
Eileen O'Meara is an American artist known for her hand-drawn films "Agnes Escapes from the Nursing Home", "That Strange Person" and "Panic Attack!". She produced and directed commercial spots for HBO, UNICEF, and Motown, and received grants from the NEA, California Arts Council, and Women in Film Foundation.
Known For
HBO produced animation for UNICEF international rights of the child.
The Right to Express Yourself
A punny frolic through the world of sports. Animated short for children released on “Sports Tales and Tunes".
Name of the Game, Sports Tales and Tunes
A bizarre trip through the thoughts of a woman who wonders who she is and who she could become.
That Strange Person
Hand-drawn animation exploring the subjectivity of perception, chaos theory, and the universe.
Chaos
The ocean wave of stars through time and space.
Ocean Wave of Stars
"Panic Attack!" is a hand-drawn animation from the point of view of a woman having a panic attack. I wanted the transitions between reality and her imagined fears to be seamless, so there are no edits -- it is one continually transforming drawing. -Eileen O'Meara
Panic Attack!
A hauntingly beautiful film, the poetic reflections of a disturbed mind.
Agnes Escapes from the Nursing Home
A hand-drawn journey through a scary party.
Scary Party
Dreamlike journey through the ruins of the mind. Digitally composited xerography.
Ruins
A creation myth made in melted wax. Technique: Human body parts molded in silicone, cast in colored wax, melted with a blowtorch, and shot in reverse.