Lone Buck Motel

After receiving an ominous invitation, Kat arrives at a seemingly empty motel off the highway. She doesn't know who or what she will find in the dark of room 13, her demise, or her wildest dreams, but there is only one way to find out.

  • Sarah Rae Franklin
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Horror
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 5, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Pacific Northwest College of Art
Director Biography - Sarah Rae Franklin

Sarah Franklin is a Portland-based multidisciplinary artist focusing on illustration, animation, and creative writing. She was born and raised in the rural Puget Sound area before moving to Portland to pursue a degree in animation at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA). Sarah Franklin had her first solo show at the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN) in 2018 and has been featured in several other shows throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her work has been published in LURCH and screened at the PNCA and Loopdeloop in Australia.

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Director Statement

I am compelled by the intimacy of the taboo, desire, and trauma. How they, along with many other facets of the human experience, can be explored through storytelling. I depict these subjects in her cartoony and gestural art style, creating a playful dialogue with the subjects I address. My work is portrayed through the lens of horror and the surreal, I harness their volitilty as a tool to push the raw emotionality that fills her work.