Film
Made of Paper
Monica loves pretty words. Kat loves haunting puppets. Both of us love turning everyday things into magic.
We have made a haunted Valentine with a Poe crow and thrift-store spoons. A story for when you've loved someone too hard but not long enough. A sad and pretty little paper nightmare you might like if you've ever held your hand up to the light and looked at the shadow on the wall.
A young woman lives happily in her cottage with her Beloved until her world is taken away and she must remake it herself in this gothic love story with music and puppets.
Photos from our premiere event in Philadelphia on October 19th, 2024.
Little sister
Because of Dragons
Some time into the quarantine of 2020, Monica Flory and I dreamt up a puppetry project we could collaborate on virtually. She wrote a beautiful little story about two sisters reminiscing about the pandemic some time after it is over, and her daughters provided the voice acting. I designed and built the cardboard puppets and sets, then filmed and puppeteered with occasional help from my husband and sons.
We are really interested in what kids' memories of 2020 will look like, especially how they will be shaped by their imaginations and our collective coping mechanisms. Made out of household materials and created in isolation with the assistance of our families, this is a short film both of and about an extraordinary period in our lives.
