Private Project

The Lumberjack and the Woodpecker

Forrest, a lumberjack, brings his young son Woody with him on the job. When Forrest's actions put the lives of a woodpecker family in danger, Woody must convince his father to spare the birds and save the day.

  • Connor Bushoven
    Director
    Bearly
  • Travis Lee
    Writer
  • Casey Karl
    Producer
  • Christian Rodriguez
    Crew
    Kaghati
  • David Penagos
    Crew
  • Jeremy Moore
    Crew
  • Juan Diego Torres Brenes LaRoche
    Crew
  • Kasie Price
    Crew
  • Nathan Huseth
    Crew
  • Sydney McPherson
    Crew
  • Taylor Coon
    Crew
  • Jessie Pomarico
    Crew
  • David LaPorta
    Crew
  • Candace Mortier
    Sound Design
    The Monkey Thief, Bearly
  • Lily Adams
    Sound Design
  • Marcus Siniscalchi
    Sound Design
  • Zoltan Monori
    Sound Design
  • Elise Tompkins
    Sound Design
  • Miles Kredich
    Composer
  • Amba Moore
    Additional Crew
  • Joanna Hardman
    Additional Crew
  • Hillary "Hilly" Chua
    Additional Crew
  • Kristin Wojnicki
    Additional Crew
  • Nik Henderson
    Additional Crew
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Savannah College of Art and Design
Director Biography - Connor Bushoven

Connor Bushoven is a graduating senior pursuing his B.F.A. in Animation at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He first pitched the concept for Lumberjack in 2019, and this film marks his first directorial debut.

Connor is a technical artist specializing in 3-D modeling and texturing, and has worked in both film and games. His past projects include Enter the Oligocene VR, a SCAD collaboration with the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History. He has also worked as a 3-D Animation Intern at GWP Advertising in Montclair, NJ and as a 2-D Animation Intern at Signe Baumane Animation Studios on the feature film "My Love Affair with Marriage."

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Director Statement

"Directing Lumberjack has definitely been the high point of my student career. This project is one of my favorites that I have ever been on because of the way that the team developed. We started out as a bunch of near-strangers, but as production continued and we worked closely together it became a true family unit--which is what Lumberjack is all about."