DVDs

Both DVDs: Fighting Gravity and Relative Orbits

Sixteen films! Five documentaries! Big bonus!

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2 DVD Combo

 

"Creative, dramatic and lovingly crafted.  A must see for fans of animation...this fantastic pair of discs easily comes recommended."
-Randy Miller III, DVDtalk

Fighting Gravity
(2005, 67 minutes)

Eight experimental films! Two documentaries! Big bonus!

Fighting Gravity DVD contains eight, award winning, experimental animated films, two documentaries, two rarely seen films and other special features.
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"Fighting Gravity attests foremost to Priestley's wild sense of discovery.  These films feature new materials and new techniques."
-Maral Mohammadian, Cartoons: the International Journal of Animation.

Relative Orbits
(1985-1995)

Eight of my most popular films! Two Documentaries! Big bonus!

Relative Orbits DVD contains eight of my most popular films, two documentaries and other special features.
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Single DVD

"Captivating work, made even more so by the behind-the-scenes documentary in Relative Orbits, in which a tour of Priestley's studio is ostensibly meant to demystify her creative process but only serves to deepen your admiration for her craftsmanship and artistry"
-Flaunt Magazine

Missed Aches
(2009, 4 minutes)

Dubbed “the queen of independent animation” by Bill Plympton, Joanna Priestley unveils her new short Missed Aches, a humorous rant about the need for proofreading. Missed Aches demonstrates how the shortcomings of spellcheck can result in unexpected double entendres.
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Single DVD

“Enchanting and hilarious!”
–June Foray, American voice actress (Rocky the Flying Squirrel)

 

“The best animated wordplay since Tex Avery's "Symphony in Slang".
–Gene Hamm, Independent Animator

Streetcar Named Perspire
(2007, 6.5 minutes)

Streetcar Named Perspire is a roller coaster ride through the hot flashes, mood swings, depression, pimples, facial hair, rage, insomnia, memory lapse, rapid heartbeat and brain fog of one of life’s great transitions.
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“Serving both as a primer in what to expect from the process and a witty yet gentle satire of the educational video, A Streetcar Named Perspire finds the humor in a trying and universal experience.”
–Black Maria Film Festival

 

Flipbooks

Face to Face
$8.00 + shipping and handling

The Face to Face flipbook makes a joyous, zippy transformation from a boy's face to a girl's face via the face of a deer, an Inuit mask and an abstract, geometric face. Made for people of all ages, but kids especially love this one. Printed on sturdy card stock and bound with two staples.

Ishtar
$10.00 + shipping and handling

The Ishtar flipbook begins with abstract circles that transition into a Goddess opening her arms to the night sky, crescent moon and stars and then metamorphose into a southwest canyon landscape and the rising sun. Dedicated to "Ishtar, the Goddess of the evening; Ishtar, the Goddess of the morning." Front and back cover are unprinted, gold foil card stock with small imperfections. Bound with two staples.

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