I Had Nothing ACLU Arizona film by Elyse Kelly | STASH MAGAZINE

A True Tale of Love and Loss: Elyse Kelly’s Emotional New Film for ACLU Arizona

In this hand-rendered and heart-felt mini-doc for ACLU Arizona, Washington DC director Elyse Kelly and the animation team at her studio Neon Zoo bring to light the issue of immigrant property confiscation at the southern US border. [Watch]

Elyse Kelly launches Neon Zoo studio | STASH MAGAZINE

Elyse Kelly Launches Neon Zoo Studio with “The Greatest Poem” Short Film

Director Elyse Kelly, who’s Fired Up short film still resonates five years on, marks the launch of her studio by gathering 20 animators for a collaborative love letter to the diversity of America called “The Greatest Poem”. [Watch]

Barbra Streisand “Be Aware” Music Video by Elyse Kelly

Director Elyse Kelly brings a thoughtful approach and painterly touch to Barbra Streisand’s “Be Aware”, a song written and recorded in the 1970s to address homelessness and hunger and the first track on a new album of previously unreleased material. [Watch]

"Letter to My Body" Animated Poem by Elyse Kelly and Joy Ladin | STASH MAGAZINE

“Letter to My Body” Animated Poem by Elyse Kelly and Joy Ladin

Director Elyse Kelly in Washington DC: “Earlier this year I was approached by The On Being Project to be a part of their animated poetry series. ‘Letter to My Body’ was written by Joy Ladin and is an intimate conversation between one’s true self and the body they’ve been given.” [Watch]

The Atlantic The Speech Wars by Elyse Kelly | STASH MAGAZINE

Do Social Media Companies Threaten Democracy?

Director/animator Elyse Kelly’s latest visual story for The Atlantic wraps the issue of how social media companies handle censorship and free speech in a wonderfully fluid and allegorical style. [Watch]

Ahead of 2020, Beware the Deepfake The Atlantic by Elyse Kelly | STASH MAGAZINE

The Atlantic and Elyse Kelly Warn “Beware the Deepfake”

From director Elyse Kelly: “This is the second episode of The Speech Wars, a series for The Atlantic about today’s technology and its impact on freedom of expression.
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