I am Duck

I Am Duck in short, is about a duck (named Duck) trying to find bread. Not so short, I Am Duck is a film about my feelings and experiences in the post undergrad world. I wanted to make films, I wanted to be a better animator, and more importantly, I wanted to (hopefully) make some money while doing it. I was constantly spinning my wheels trying to find work, hoping something would come up and ignoring thoughts or advice from friends and family about how I should proceed to achieve my goals. Or at the very least, to take a second to breathe. Between graduating and making I am Duck, I had moved back home to New Jersey, driven across the country to Los Angeles, then lived in the Bay Area for a few months, moved BACK to Los Angeles, then lived in New York for a month sleeping on a floor and interning in the city, then flying BACK to LA, to drive BACK to New Jersey, then FINALLY moving to Brooklyn. All of this to try to achieve my goals of being an animator.

After screening Duck at a few film festivals, I am always struck by how people interpret the film.

"Its about drug addiction"

(no but I see the parallels)

"its about a breakup"

(kinda, but I'll try to not admit it)

I am Duck is about feeling lost. My goal for this film was to capture a feeling, the events and "character arcs" are less important than how the film makes you feel. Everyone has a bread they are looking for, everyone has an owl they annoy relentlessly, and everyone has a Gull. Everyone is Duck.