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Thine Own Self

Torn from their home by a hand in the sky, colorful spirits struggle against a tyrannical binary in this surreal, wordless piece of mixed-media animation about the pursuit of authentic selfhood.

Artist Statement: Through visual and musical language, I hope to communicate resistance to hegemonic constructions of gender, expressing a desire for collective liberation from restrictive understandings of identity.

  • Evan Bode
    Director
  • Evan Bode
    Writer
  • Evan Bode
    Composer
  • Evan Bode
    Editor
  • Evan Bode
    Producer
  • Evan Bode
    Animator
  • Evan Bode
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Animation, LGBTQ+
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 14, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    25 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Syracuse University
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • The Gotham's Student Short Film Showcase, Sponsored by Focus Features & JetBlue

    United States
    WINNER
  • Animafest Zagreb
    Zagreb
    Croatia
    June 6, 2022
    Official Selection, Films for Children Competition
  • Leeds International Film Festival
    Leeds, West Yorkshire
    United Kingdom
    November 3, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 15th FOR RAINBOW Festival of Cinema and Culture of Sexual and Gender Diversity
    Fortaleza
    Brazil
    November 19, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Seattle Queer Film Festival
    Seattle, Washington
    United States
    October 23, 2021
    Official Selection
  • OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival
    Durham, North Carolina
    United States
    August 13, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 10th QUEER-Streifen Regensburg Film Festival
    Regensburg
    Germany
    October 27, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Durban Film Festival's Isiphethu International Student Film Festival

    South Africa
    July 26, 2022
    Official Selection
  • MicroActs 8 Artist Film Screening
    London
    United Kingdom
    June 24, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Short Encounters International Film Festival

    Nominee, Best Experimental Short
  • 55th Humboldt Int'l Film Festival

    United States
    Finalist
  • Prairie Pride Film Festival
    Nebraska
    United States
    July 7, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Syracuse International Film Festival Student Showcase
    Syracuse, NY
    United States
    October 22, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Through the Student Lens Film Festival
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    United States
    April 21, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Bendigo Queer Film Festival
    Bendigo, Victoria
    Australia
    July 15, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Out & Loud: Pune International Queer Film Festival
    Pune, Maharashtra
    India
    August 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • AnimaQUEER Film Fest

    Brazil
    Official Selection; Nominated for "Best Original Score"
  • Prairie Pride Film Festival

    United States
    Official Selection
  • Experimental Film Fest
    North Carolina
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival

    India
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • JetBlue Airlines In-Flight Entertainment
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Airline
  • Focus Features Digital Distribution
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Internet
  • Planet Classroom Global Network for Youth
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - Evan Bode

Evan Bode is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, composer, and animator with an interest in playful, compassionate storytelling that challenges systems of oppression. Their work has been screened internationally at festivals in Brazil, Germany, Greece, Croatia, the U.K., Australia, India, and South Africa, as well as in festivals across the United States.

Evan graduated with honors from Colorado State University in 2020 with a B.A. in Communication Studies and minors in Sociology, English, and Film Studies. Currently, they attend Syracuse University as an MFA candidate in the Film program.

Evan's first-year film, Thine Own Self, has screened at festivals around the world including Animafest Zagreb. In 2021, Evan was one of five filmmakers selected as a winner of the Gotham Institute’s 2021 Student Showcase sponsored by JetBlue and Focus Features, a success featured in Filmmaker Magazine.

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