The Twin Cities is home to a vibrant community of animators. Their films range from hand-drawn to digital, often jettisoning conventional narrative for dazzling spectacle. Audiences can usually catch their work in a range of annual festivals, from MinnAnimate to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival.
A filmmaker who has been a stalwart presence at both festivals is CC Stanhill. Their mind-bending odes to fluid creativity are buoyed by beguilingly homespun animation. KFAI’s Nick Kouhi spoke with Stanhill about the creative process behind their body of work ,as well as the joy that underlines every painstakingly drawn frame of their art.
