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Kirsten Lepore

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Kirsten Lepore
NationalityAmerican
Known forAnimation,stop motion
Spouse(s)Daniel Kwan
(m.2016)
Children1

Kirsten Leporeis an American animator, best known for herstop motionshort films like "Sweet Dreams", "Bottle", and "Move Mountain". From 2014 to 2015, she worked on an episode of the American cartoon seriesAdventure Timeentitled "Bad Jubies",serving as writer, storyboard artist, and director. The episode eventually aired on January 14, 2016 to critical acclaim.[1][2][3]

Education

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Lepore was raised inSouth Brunswick, New Jersey.[4]In an interview withThe A.V. Club,Lepore explained that, as a child, she was fascinated by the animation techniques used by bothDisneyand theJim Henson Company.[5]Lepore attendedSouth Brunswick High School,[4]where she began to earnestly explore art, and as a young adult, she earned aBachelor of Fine ArtsatMaryland Institute College of Art,where she studied "experimental animation". Her undergraduate thesis was the shortstop motionfilm entitled "Sweet Dreams".[5][6]Following college, she applied to studios andfreelancedon the side, but she "never heard back from the studios, and the freelance work kept coming."[6]She returned to her parents' house and began working on ads and small production projects. During this phase in her life, she felt that she did not have enough technical expertise.[5]As a result, she attendedCalArts,graduating in 2012 with aMaster of Fine Artsin experimental animation.[5][7]Her graduate thesis, a short film entitled "Move Mountain", caught the attention ofAdventure TimeshowrunnerAdam Muto,and Lepore eventually guest-animated the episode "Bad Jubies".[5][8]

Accolades

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Lepore has won various awards, including aStudent Annie Award,aSouth by Southwestspecial jury award for animation, and anAnnecy +award for best animation.[9]

Personal life

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Lepore has been married to fellow filmmaker and animatorDaniel Kwansince 2016, and together they have one son.[10][11]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Description Role
2007 "Story from North America" Short film Director, animator
2008 "Sweet Dreams" Short film,BFAthesis Writer, director
2011 "Bottle" Short film Writer, director
2013 "Move Mountain" Short film,MFAthesis Writer, director
2014–15 "Bad Jubies" Adventure Timeepisode Writer, storyboard artist, director
2016 "Hi Stranger" Short film Writer, director, animator
2018 "It's My Party" Summer Camp Islandepisode Writer, storyboard artist
2021 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Film Animation director[12]
2022 Everything Everywhere All At Once Film Visual effects artist[4]
2022–present I Am Groot Short film series Writer, director, executive producer[13]

References

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  1. ^Lloyd, Robert (January 14, 2016)."Kirsten Lepore Brings a Real Third Dimension to 'Adventure Time'".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJanuary 16,2016.
  2. ^Sava, Oliver (January 14, 2016)."Adventure Time's stop motion Episode Praises the Healing Power of Art and Nature ".The A.V. Club.The Onion.RetrievedFebruary 5,2016.
  3. ^Flores, Terry (February 4, 2017)."'Zootopia' Wins Top Prize at Annie Awards (Winners List) ".Variety.Penske Media Corporation.RetrievedFebruary 5,2017.
  4. ^abcKuperinsky, Amy (August 10, 2022)."Meet N.J.'s Kirsten Lepore, the animation whiz behind Marvel'sI Am GrootandMarcel the Shell".NJ.com.RetrievedSeptember 10,2022.Lepore, a writer, director and animator who grew up in South Brunswick, also had a hand in A24′s biggest grossing movie to date—the kaleidoscopic adventureEverything Everywhere All At Once,which opened wide in April.... In 2009, the alum of South Brunswick High School, who grew up drawing, making small sculptures and filming her sisters in experiments with the family camcorder, moved to the West Coast.
  5. ^abcdeSava, Oliver (January 14, 2016)."Adventure Time's Kirsten Lepore on the Joys and Pains of Stop Motion Animation ".The A.V. Club.The Onion.RetrievedJanuary 15,2016.
  6. ^abLepore, Kirsten (July 1, 2009)."AnimationMagazine Feature ".Flickr.RetrievedNovember 29,2016.
  7. ^"Alumni Accomplishments: 04/29/2012".CalArts.edu. May 27, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 5,2016.
  8. ^Lloyd, Robert (January 14, 2016)."Kirsten Lepore Brings a Real Third Dimension to 'Adventure Time'".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJanuary 16,2016.
  9. ^"Info // Contact".KirstenLepore.com.RetrievedFebruary 5,2016.
  10. ^Ito, Robert (June 14, 2016)."'Swiss Army Man,' the Strangest Movie Shown at Sundance? ".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedMay 17,2022.
  11. ^Daniel Kwan [@dunkwun] (August 22, 2016)."This is Kir and I the day after our wedding..."– viaInstagram.
  12. ^"Marcel the Shell With Shoes On: You Will Believe a Shell Can Skate".Vanity Fair.2023-01-16.Retrieved2023-02-15.
  13. ^Paige, Rachel (November 12, 2021)."Disney+ Day 2021: New Look at 'I Am Groot'".Marvel Entertainment.RetrievedNovember 12,2021.
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