Evan Bode is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, composer, and animator who challenges borders and binaries with a playful mix of mediums. Their work has screened at major festivals across the United States and around the world.
Evan's first film, Thine Own Self, has screened at festivals around the world including Animafest Zagreb. In 2021, Evan was one of five filmmakers selected as a winner of the Gotham Institute’s 2021 Student Showcase sponsored by JetBlue and Focus Features, a success featured in Filmmaker Magazine. Their second film, A Spot for Frog, was met with similar acclaim, including a "Director's Choice Award" at Thomas Edison Film Festival and a screening at Outfest L.A. in 2023.
Filmography
Director (9 Credits)
Prison and Time2025
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
Let It Be a Tale2024
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
Afterimages2023
Animation, Experimental, Short
Out of Frame2023
Animation, Short, Student
A Spot for Frog2022
Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
Thine Own Self2021
Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
The World in Our Hands2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
You & Eye2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
Anxiety Art2019
Experimental, Short, Student
Writer (6 Credits)
Out of Frame2023
Animation, Short, Student
A Spot for Frog2022
Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
Thine Own Self2021
Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
The World in Our Hands2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
You & Eye2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
Anxiety Art2019
Experimental, Short, Student
Editor (5 Credits)
Prison and Time2025
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
Thine Own Self2021
Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
The World in Our Hands2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
You & Eye2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
Anxiety Art2019
Experimental, Short, Student
Producer (4 Credits)
Prison and Time2025
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
Let It Be a Tale2024
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
Afterimages2023
Animation, Experimental, Short
A Spot for Frog2022
Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
Visual Effects (4 Credits)
Thine Own Self2021
Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
The World in Our Hands2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
You & Eye2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
Anxiety Art2019
Experimental, Short, Student
Sound (4 Credits)
Thine Own Self2021
Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
The World in Our Hands2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
You & Eye2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
Anxiety Art2019
Experimental, Short, Student
Cinematographer (3 Credits)
The World in Our Hands2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
You & Eye2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
Anxiety Art2019
Experimental, Short, Student
Acting (3 Credits)
The World in Our Hands2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
You & Eye2020
Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
Anxiety Art2019
Experimental, Short, Student
Sound Design (1 Credit)
Prison and Time2025
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
Animator (1 Credit)
Prison and Time2025
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
Composer (1 Credit)
Thine Own Self2021
Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
70 Awards & Selections
Official Selection Prison and Time
Justice Film Festival New York City, New York
2026
Official Selection Prison and Time
Wide Open Experimental Film Festival Oklahoma City
2026
Official Selection Prison and Time
MicroActs Artist Film Screening: "In a Curious Place" London
2025
Official Selection Prison and Time
Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival
2025
WINNER of Best Animation, Director Citations for Achievements in Music, Directing, and Production Design Out of Frame
New Jersey Film Festival New Jersey
2023
Honorable Mention, "Best Director" A Spot for Frog
Munich New Wave Film Festival Munich
2023
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
OUTFEST Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival Los Angeles
2023
Winner: Best Animation + Director's Citation for Achievements in Direction and Editing A Spot for Frog
New Jersey International Film Festival New Jersey
2023
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
Leeds Queer Film Festival Leeds
2023
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
Reelout Queer Film Festival Kingston, Ontario
2023
Official Selection, New Filmmakers Showcase A Spot for Frog
Syracuse International Film Festival Syracuse, New York
2022
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival
2022
Winner, "Super Short Smartphone" Competition Anxiety Art
Berlin Flash Film Festival Berlin
2022
Official Selection Anxiety Art
Blackbird Film Festival Cortland, NY
2022
Official Selection Anxiety Art
TEDxCSU Fort Collins
2022
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Out & Loud: Pune International Queer Film Festival Pune, Maharashtra
2022
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Bendigo Queer Film Festival Bendigo, Victoria
2022
Seattle Queer Film Festival A Spot for Frog
Seattle Queer Film Festival Seattle, Washington
2022
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Through the Student Lens Film Festival Fort Collins, Colorado
2022
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Prairie Pride Film Festival Nebraska
2022
Official Selection, Films for Children Competition Thine Own Self
Animafest Zagreb Zagreb
2022
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Leeds International Film Festival Leeds, West Yorkshire
2022
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Durban Film Festival's Isiphethu International Student Film Festival
2022
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Syracuse International Film Festival Student Showcase Syracuse, NY
2021
Official Selection Thine Own Self
15th FOR RAINBOW Festival of Cinema and Culture of Sexual and Gender Diversity Fortaleza
2021
Audience Choice 'Before' Award Anxiety Art
Through the Student Lens Fort Collins, Colorado
2021
Official Selection Anxiety Art
FilmOneFest New Jersey
2021
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Seattle Queer Film Festival Seattle, Washington
2021
Official Selection Thine Own Self
OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival Durham, North Carolina
2021
Official Selection Thine Own Self
MicroActs 8 Artist Film Screening London
2021
Official Selection Thine Own Self
10th QUEER-Streifen Regensburg Film Festival Regensburg
2021
WINNER Thine Own Self
The Gotham's Student Short Film Showcase, Sponsored by Focus Features & JetBlue
Director's Choice Award Winner A Spot for Frog
Thomas Edison Film Festival
Nominee, Best Experimental Short Thine Own Self
Short Encounters International Film Festival
Finalist Thine Own Self
55th Humboldt Int'l Film Festival
Semi-Finalist Anxiety Art
Sweden Film Awards
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Experimental Film Fest North Carolina
Official Selection Thine Own Self
Prairie Pride Film Festival
Official Selection; Nominated for "Best Original Score" Thine Own Self
AnimaQUEER Film Fest
Official Selection Prison and Time
ATL DOC: Atlanta Documentary Film Festival Atlanta, Georgia
Official Selection Prison and Time
FOLCS International Short Film Competition New York City
Official Selection Prison and Time
New Jersey International Film Festival New Jersey
Honorable Mention Out of Frame
Blackbird Film Festival
Official Selection Out of Frame
Syracuse New Filmmakers Showcase Syracuse, NY
WINNER: Best Experimental Film Out of Frame
Voice of the Future - IFF
WINNER: Best Costume Design Out of Frame
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival Athens
Official Selection Out of Frame
Art Film Spirit Awards Toronto
Official Selection Out of Frame
Mometu College Film Festival
Official Selection Out of Frame
MisCon International Short Film Festival Missoula
WINNER, Best Score; Nominated for Best Director Out of Frame
Monkey Bread Tree Independent Film Awards
Official Selection Out of Frame
Norwich Queer International Festival of Film
WINNER, Curator's Pick Award Out of Frame
Student Experimental Film Festival of Binghamton Binghamton, NY
Official Selection Out of Frame
Exposures Montreal Trans Film Festival Montreal
Semi-Finalist A Spot for Frog
Change the Script: Shorts Informed by Lived Experience
Semi-Finalist A Spot for Frog
Blow-Up Chicago: International Arthouse Film Awards
Semi-Finalist A Spot for Frog
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
Finalist A Spot for Frog
Kansas City Underground Film Festival
Honorable Mention A Spot for Frog
Experimental Forum
Honorable Mention A Spot for Frog
Merced Queer Film Festival
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
Magnolia Independent Film Festival
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
Florence Queer Festival
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
Nantucket Pride Youth Film Festival
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
New York Lift-Off Film Festival
Winner: "Best Arthouse" A Spot for Frog
Adria International Short Film Festival
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
Baby Teeth Film Festival Brooklyn
Official Selection A Spot for Frog
ImageOut: Rochester LGBTQ+ Film Festival Rochester
Communication Studies, with minors in Film Studies, English, and Sociology
2016 – 2020
College
Syracuse University
Film MFA
2021 – 2023
Personal Details
Birth Date
April 12, 1998
Hometown
Fort Collins, Colorado
Gender
Other
Pronouns
Any./ All
Eye Color
Blue
Quotes
"Improve your films not by adding more equipment and personnel, but by using what you have to its fullest capacity. The most important part of your equipment is yourself: your mobile body, your imaginative mind, and your freedom to use both. Make sure you do use them." -Maya Deren
“The exercise of imagination is dangerous to those who profit from the way things are because it has the power to show that the way things are is not permanent, not universal, not necessary." -Ursula K. Le Guin
