Sum of its Parts

Director: Alisa Stern
Short: Animation
Experimental | USA | 3 min

Sum of its Parts is about mysterious forest creatures that move to the beat of music. The film is an exploration of stop motion animation made in a natural setting.

It was animated entirely outdoors in the Hudson Valley of New York.

Director’s bio:

Alisa is an animator, and filmmaker, residing in Brooklyn, New York. A graduate of Pratt Institute, she has over a decade of experience in the animation industry, working on projects ranging from children’s television, to Snapchat. Between 2013 and 2018, Alisa produced and directed a stop motion animated web series called: ‘Doctor Puppet’.

She also loves nature and hiking.