Live Action & CG/USA/2015/4’02”. Dir: Meghann Artes
A fuzzy bachelor engineers his wacky morning routine with robotic precision. Japan Premiere!
Festivals and Screenings
USA Film Festival – Finalist
Cinequest Film Festival
Foyle Film Festival, Northern Ireland
Hamptons International Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival, Canada -Nominated – First Prize Short Films
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
Best of the Midwest Awards (BMAs) -Nominated for Artistic Specialization in Stop Motion Animation
Hawaii International Film Festival
Anchorage International Film Festival
Midwest Independent Film Festival
Whitehead International Film Festival
Carterton Film Society, New Zealand
Omaha Film Festival
Singapore International Children’s Film Festival, Singapore
Dam Short Film Festival
SouthSide Film Festival
Lucca Film Festival, Italy
Bio
Meghann Artes is an award-winning filmmaker and animator who has worked with Sesame Street, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Bix Pix, Nick Jr., NBC and ABC. Her short films have enjoyed success in festivals across the country and, in 2009, her work for Sesame Street was awarded both an Emmy and a Peabody.
Drawing from her small town childhood and her urban career, Meghann’s independent works artfully utilize handmade elements and modern techniques. Meghann’s whimsical subject matter as well as her use of color and texture draw in audiences of all ages.
Meghann holds an MFA from the Animation Workshop at UCLA and is currently an independent filmmaker and an assistant professor at DePaul University in Chicago.
Meghann Artes Filmography
2015 – Sleepy Steve
2014 – Speed Dating
2005 – Soup
2005 – Savory
2003 – Suss
2003 – Stitch
2000 – So
Sleepy Steve Cast and Crew List
CAST
Steve: Thomas Kelly
Neighbor: Michael Woods
CREW
Written and Directed by: Meghann Artes
Produced by: Nick Schmidt & Meghann Artes
Director of Photography: Scott Thiele
Production Designer: John Corba
Art Director: Emily Carter
Editor: Meghann Artes
Music by: Robert Steel
Sound Designer: Suzanne Goldish
Assistant Director: Katie Ray
Stop Motion Animators: Molly McCandless and Shawn Spear
Storyboard Artist: Laura Norris
Model Builder: Shawn Spear
Assistant Animator: Laura Norris
Art Assistants: Nora Lubitsch, Molly Hickey. and
Colorist Jeff Altman
Prop Builder: Molly McCandless
Hair & Makeup: Olivia Ball
Production Assistants: Courtney Clinkert & Chris Knoll
Set Photographer: Abel Berman
Assistant Camera: Eugene Hahm
Gaffer: Joe Lyons
Key Grip: Colin Heffernan
Grip and Electric: Chad Gilchrist & Ian Battaglia
VFX & post Supervisor: Savvas Paritsis
Sound Mixer: Travis Duffield
Re-Recording Mixer: Travis Duffield
Voice Actors: Josh Bergman, Kyle Hebert, and Christina Vee