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.
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
