Private Project

Our Colorful World

In a vibrant exploration of color and light, a curious character embarks on a journey that reveals the profound ways in which we perceive the world around us, crafted by the creative talents of students and faculty at Towson University.

  • Lynn Tomlinson
    Director
    Ignite!, AquaDome, Ballad of Holland Island House, The Elephant's Song, Ten Degrees of Strange
  • Lynn Tomlinson
    Writer
  • Christian Ready
    Writer
  • Christian Ready
    Producer
  • Lynn Tomlinson
    Producer
  • Kalima Young
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
  • Millie Schwartz
    Key Cast
    "Ojo"
  • Lucian Liateng
    Animators
  • Electra Lowe
    Animators
  • Kevin Harper
    Animators
  • Adam Schwartz
    Sound
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Student, Other
  • Genres:
    Education, Fulldome
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K fulldome
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Towson University
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Dome Fest West
    Boulder
    United States
    May 4, 2025
    World
    Best Educational Film
  • Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology
    Portland
    United States
    August 6, 2025
    Oregon
  • Macon Film Festival
    Macon
    United States
    August 23, 2025
    Southeast USA
Distribution Information
  • Towson University/Christian Ready, Planetarium Director
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
  • Lynn Tomlinson
    Distributor
Director Biography - Lynn Tomlinson

Lynn Tomlinson is an award-winning director of animated short films. She animates moving clay paintings that transform and shift perspectives. Her work explores environmental themes, often imagining how non-human beings might view humanity’s impact. Her award-winning animated shorts, including The Ballad of Holland Island House (2014), The Elephant’s Song (2018), and Ten Degrees of Strange (2021), have screened around the world, from Ann Arbor to Annecy, Hiroshima to Hollywood. Lynn is Associate Professor Electronic Media and Film Department at Towson University, where she is researching the development of an interdisciplinary immersive fulldome production lab.

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Director Statement

Animated entirely by students and recently graduated alumni of Towson University, and produced, directed, written, narrated, and sound designed by faculty, this short film about the perception of color was an interdisciplinary collaboration by Towson University's fulldome media production research group.