The Bellingham Children’s Film Festival is a community event hosted by a locally owned theater designed to encourage creativity, curiosity, and engagement with film among younger audiences.
Winter 2026
The Concept
Created for the Pickford Film Center Children’s Film Festival, this motion piece transforms the nostalgic magic of a pop-up book into an interactive cinematic journey, using tactile paper-folding mechanics and dynamic animation to transport young audiences through vibrant movie-inspired worlds where each page turn reveals a new genre, adventure, and possibility.
Behind The Scenes…
Hand Painted + Digital Assets
Working together on the project assets, Emily focused on hand-painted backgrounds while I focused on character creation. We layered and animated each element to mimic the look and movement of a pop-up book.
