CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Selections from the following titles: • "Hayyim’s Ghost" By Eric Kimmel (Pitspopany Press) • "The Littlest Tree" By Sylvia Rouss (Pitspopany Press) • “Izzy Hagbah” By J.J. Gross (Pitspopany Press) • "Around the Shabbos Table" by Seryl Berman (Hachai Publishing) • "King David & Akavish the Spider" By Sylvia Rouss (Gefen Publishing) SKETCHES
JUST MESSIN' AROUND
Older stuff, personal project stuff...
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DOCUMENTARY FILM ILLUSTRATIONS
These illustrations supplement interview footage with emotionally powerful content in a way only drawing and painting can. Together with the films' directors, producers and animators, I interpret dialogue from interview footage to create concepts for images, rough drafts, and final artwork based on revision notes.
WARNING: SOME IMAGES MAY BE GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING. Selections from the film:
They Played for Their Lives IMDB ➡️ Produced and directed by Nurit Jugend Produced and co-directed by Aaron I. Butler Illustrations by Ari Binus Edited by Aaron I. Butler and Andrew Kimery They Played for Their Lives tells the stories of concentration camp survivors whose lives were both figuratively and literally saved by music during the Holocaust. Selections from the film:
Faithkeepers IMDB ➡️ Director: Micah Smith Producer: Paula Kweskin Research Director/Associate Producer: Zach Sicherman Illustrations: Ari Binus Senior Animator: Eli Veffer Junior Animator: Sivan Felder Faithkeepers covers the violent persecution of Christians and other minorities in the Middle East. Selections from the film:
When the Smoke Clears IMDB ➡️ Director, Producer, Writer: Rebecca Shore Executive Director: Raphael Shore Supervising Writer: Fernanda Rossi Editor, Writer: Ryan Lifchitz Illustrations: Ari Binus Director of Photography: David Blumenfeld Art Director: Alex Meyler Animation Consultant: Eli Veffer Original Music: Nick Soole When the Smoke Clears: A Story of Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope tells the true stories of young Israeli soldiers whose injuries leave them fighting for the strength to live. Making breakthroughs and finding meaning by reaching out to those in need, they discover that what didn’t kill them really did make them stronger.The film shares the accounts of Gil, Ofer, and Elad – young war veterans whose unthinkable battle experiences leave them with life-altering mental and physical scars. Returning to society, their trauma disconnects them from all they once valued, turning their lives upside down. When all seems lost, a revolutionary idea gives them the hope, courage, tools and community to survive, and to embrace their identities as heroes both on and off the battlefield. Banding together in a family of wounded soldiers, they learn to face their obstacles together and discover that in conquering their pain, they might have more to offer than ever before. When the Smoke Clears follows this band of brothers during the darkest times of their lives, and proves that massive growth and healing can come through giving to others, transforming them into heroes in their own lives and in the lives of those around them.the violent persecution of Christians and other minorities in the Middle East. |