ARTICLES
| Los Angeles Times | Unique Frame of Reference | 2009 |
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By Sharon Mizota
Joanna Priestley likes to make films inspired by her experience, even if it takes her a few years at a time. |
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| RACC | Artists Spotlight: Joanna Priestley | 2009 |
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By Regional Arts & Culture Council Joanna Priestley is a world-class animator and filmmaker with a career that spans over 25 years. The main goals of her work are to explore and develop personal cinema in animation, as well as extend the boundaries and definition of her art form. |
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| USC Documentary Animation | Interview with Joanna Priestley | 2008 |
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By USC Seminar Group Name some essential qualities that you feel should be present in a work that is labeled "Documentary Animation." |
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| Comments and Thoughts on Animation and Film | Streetcar Named Perspire | 2007 |
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By Harvey Deneroff Independent animator Joanna Priestley just sent me her most recent film, Streetcar Named Perspire, a whimsical “instructional” film about the roller-coaster ride that is menopause. FULL ARTICLE |
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| Animation Magazine | Confessions of an Indie Toon Queen | 2005 |
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By Ramin Zahed
Joanna Priestley chats about the thrills and chills of the independent scene. Her main advice? Just do it! | |
| Comments and Thoughts on Animation and Film |Joanna Priestley | 2004 |
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By Harvey Deneroff
The following was originally written in December 2004 for Skwigly Animation Magazine, a British online journal. It was written on the occasion of the release of Priestley's first DVDs: Relative Orbits and Fighting Gravity. | |
| Creative Capital | Surface Dive | 2001 |
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By Patricia Thomson
The day Joanna Priestley went snorkeling in an underground river in the Yucatan desert, she knew she'd entered a living fantasy world. | |
| Animation World Network | Joanna Priestley: A Continuing Dialogue | 1997 |
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By Rose Bond
Rose Bond interviews Joanna Priestley and reveals the unique relationship between the filmmaker and her films. | |