Filmmaker Notes
Biography
Patrick Smith wanted to be a professional skateboarder, but hurt himself
and became an animator. His films have been featured on MTV, several Spike
and Mikes Collections, and hundreds of international film festivals. He's
also the creator of the Zoloft Dot character, in which he conceived under
the influence of alcohol, a known depressant.
Director
Comments for "Puppet":
I love to draw. It's a lot of work, but I'm really obsessed with it. The
irony of a hand puppet beating up its maker is a good representation of
what we all do to ourselves when we're obsessed with work. There's no
solution to this abuse, it continues for as long as the passion for the
work is there. In other words, I hope my hand puppet continues to beat
the tar out of me. "Puppet" is entirely hand-drawn, it took
a bit less than a year to animate, although, traces of this idea are in
my older sketchbooks, some as far back as '95.
Director Comments for "Handshake":
Handshake was a fun film to draw. I consider myself an expert on relationships, and it was great to illustrate the emotions and experiences i've had. The film can be abstract at times, just like real relationships can be. I was fortunate enough to have the film scored and orchestrated live, which I think hammers in the romantic/abstract nature of the story.
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