Stilts

To save her pet chicken, Hen Fatale, Stilts will go to any length - including taking down whoever stands in her way.

  • Lexi Josephs
    Director
  • Helena Hess
    Director
  • Jaden Bartlett
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Action, Comedy, Action Comedy, Film Noir
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 7, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Pennsylvania Western University at Edinboro
  • Showcase of Philm and Animation
    Edinboro, Pennsylvania
    United States
    December 11, 2025
    World Premiere
Director Biography - Lexi Josephs, Helena Hess, Jaden Bartlett

Helena Hess (left) - Helena Hess is a senior animation major with dual minors in Illustration and Art History. Helena was the sole background artist for the film. Along with designing backgrounds, she loved having the chance to caricature and explore the various characters!
Lexi Josephs (center) - Lexi Josephs is a senior animation major with an illustration minor. She was the lead animator and color artist. Lexi enjoyed the experience of making a full animated short film with her closest friends and enjoyed bringing the story of Stilts to life!
Jaden Bartlett (right) - Jaden Bartlett is a senior animation major with an art history minor. Jaden was the lead editor of the film, as well as creating the prop designs and assisting in rough and cleanup animation. He appreciated the experience of collaboratively animating a film, and is so glad to have done it with such amazing teammates and friends!

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Director Statement

We set out to create a collaborative film over the summer so that we might have more experience in making animated films, experience creating a film as a team, and generate more content for our portfolios and demo reels. Along with wanting to see this vision through, we wanted to have a project to present that was done completely outside of class. We had the opportunity to present the in-progress film and many production snapshots in the Bates Student Gallery September 8-12 2025, and we are grateful now to present a finished film, into which we put countless hours of effort, and from which we gained invaluable experience.