CALDERA / 2012 USA (Director: Evan Viera) Through the eyes of a young girl suffering from mental illness, CALDERA glimpses into a world of psychosis and explores a world of ambiguous reality and the nature of life and death. DIRECTORS BIO: Evan Viera is a multi-award winning animation director and composer whose work has screened in over a hundred festivals worldwide. Viera brings a distinctive style to all his work. Sonically and visually his work is saturated in mood and texture, and his multidisciplinary approach gives him a unique signature and voice. Viera was an invited presenter at Pixar Animation Studios, Ars Electronica Festival, and several universities across the US. His debut short animated film CALDERA reached notable attention in 2012 when it premiered at SXSW and went on to compete in over 70 festivals worldwide. Along its yearlong festival run it picked up numerous awards, including the prestigious Prix Ars Electronica “Award of Distinction”, competed in some of the world’s most selective festivals, and earned over 1.5 million views online. Four months after releasing CALDERA online, Viera followed up with his first commissioned piece for Deadmau5’s label. He created a 90 second animated music video for Le Castle Vania’s EP PROPHICATION, which was nominated as the Best Designed Short for the 2013 Suzanne Awards.
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