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Lola, 14 and new to Brooklyn, learns the art of writing her name. The late HB Gilmour (writer: Clueless books) and Garrison co-wrote this film. Lead actor, Alex Toma, went on to perform in A Beautiful Mind (Academy Award – Best Picture). Co-star, Siri Howard, went on to star on Broadway in The Sound of Music. This short 16mm film won a Filmmaker Magazine audience award, was distributed by Atom Films, aired on the Sundance Channel, and was acquired by Delta Airlines. It also premiered at the AFI International Film Festival and went on to screen at festivals worldwide, including St Petersburg, Russia. SCENE EXCERPT.
WINNER: FILMMAKER MAGAZINE AUDIENCE AWARD
A girl’s imagination comes to life to cope with her parents’ marital discord. Shot on 16mm film. SCENE EXCERPT.
SELECTED SHORT FICTION
Katharine was granted access to one of the last remaining 1950s Oxberry animation stands in New York City and created a farewell 16mm animated film as an homage to this historically significant machine on which she first learned the craft of animation. Ciao Historia screened at the Walker Art Museum in Minneapolis, the Bellevue Art Museum in Washington, and went on to screen at 18 additional film festivals worldwide.
BARE BONES INTERNATIONAL FF “BEST ANIMATION” AWARD
NY EXPO FILM & VIDEO SHORTS “JURY AWARD”
WORLDFEST HOUSTON “SILVER AWARD”
THICKER THAN WATER
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CIAO HISTORIA
DIRECTOR / ARTIST / ANIMATOR
Katharine edited the short, Thicker than Water, for filmmaker and fellow Columbia University graduate Danielle Montalbano. The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival, and Montalbano later won a Promax Best Director Award. Garrison also edited Montalbano’s promo Voom: Renew HD and directed a behind-the-scenes piece during Montalbano’s tenure as Director of Development at Magrack. Their long-standing director-editor rapport has led to multiple creative collaborations. As Garrison notes, “once you develop that creative bond, words are no longer needed.” SCENE EXCERPT.