Private Project

WILLOW'S TALE

With animation by the neurodiverse artists of The Center for Learning Unlimited's Brainstorm Productions, here comes a motion picture that is the kitten's whiskers! Willow, a highly creative cartoon black cat, lives a domesticated life indoors with her human mama. However, her wild daydreams take her on flights of fancy around the world . . . and beyond!

  • Linda Malik
    Writer
  • Marlene Sharp
    Producer
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  • Andrew Haldeman
    Key Cast
    "Space Commander"
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  • Linda Malik
    Key Cast
    "Mama"
  • Rachel Kopito
    Key Cast
    "Willow, Automated Litter Box-Spaceship Voice"
  • Bryan Ramirez
    Key Cast
    "TV News Anchor"
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  • Tori Boyd
    Co-Directors
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  • Jade Boyd
    Co-Directors
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  • Jade Boyd
    Storyboard Artists
  • Tori Boyd
    Storyboard Artists
  • Noemi Hernandez
    Storyboard Artists
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  • Anne Marie Las Pinas
    Storyboard Artists
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  • George Manukyan
    Storyboard Artists
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  • Michael Miro
    Storyboard Artists
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  • Lawren Cruz
    Storyboard Artists
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  • Haileigh Tenney
    Storyboard Artists
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  • Tori Boyd
    Special Effects
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  • Michael Miro
    Special Effects
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  • Joshua Jo
    Special Effects
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  • Ramon Gonzalez
    Character Assets
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  • Jade Boyd
    Character Assets
  • Kobe Aceves
    Character Assets
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  • Tori Boyd
    Character Assets
  • Anne Marie Las Pinas
    Character Assets
  • George Manukyan
    Character Assets
  • Noemi Hernandez
    Character Assets
  • Ramon Gonzalez
    Rigging
  • Jade Boyd
    Rigging
  • Tori Boyd
    Rigging
  • Kobe Aceves
    Rigging
  • Anne Marie Las Pinas
    Rigging
  • George Manukyan
    Rigging
  • Noemi Hernandez
    Rigging
  • Jade Boyd
    Audio Editors
  • Tori Boyd
    Audio Editors
  • Kobe Aceves
    Audio Editors
  • Joshua Jo
    Audio Editors
  • Linda Malik
    Director
  • Jade Boyd
    Animation Supervisors
  • Tori Boyd
    Animation Supervisors
  • Rachel Kopito
    Animation Supervisors
  • Debbie Bounnoy
    Animation Supervisors
  • Andrew Haldeman
    Animation Supervisors
  • Jade Boyd
    Animators
  • Tori Boyd
    Animators
  • Anne Marie Las Pinas
    Animators
  • George Manukyan
    Animators
  • Michael Miro
    Animators
  • Lawren Cruz
    Animators
  • Haileigh Tenney
    Animators
  • Brian Menjivar
    Animators
  • Ramon Gonzalez
    Animators
  • Kobe Aceves
    Animators
  • Noemi Hernandez
    Animators
  • Joshua Jo
    Animators
  • Amber Beebe
    Original Art
  • Anne Marie Las Pinas
    Prop Design
  • Michael Miro
    Prop Design
  • George Manukyan
    Prop Design
  • Haileigh Tenney
    Prop Design
  • Vincente Guerrero
    Production Assistant
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  • Ramon Gonzalez
    Credits Animation
  • Jade Boyd
    Credits Animation
  • Lawren Cruz
    Credits Animation
  • Noemi Hernandez
    Credits Animation
  • Rachel Kopito
    Special Thanks
  • Debbie Bounnoy
    Special Thanks
  • Andrew Haldeman
    Special Thanks
  • Christine Andrade
    Special Thanks
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  • Virginia Erxleben
    Special Thanks
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  • Sylvia Owens
    Special Thanks
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  • Jennifer Stillwell
    Special Thanks
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  • Steviana Gallardo
    Special Thanks
  • Brooke Torres
    Special Thanks
  • Mark Malik
    Special Thanks
  • Brainstorm Productions
    Animation Studio
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  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Kids, Children, Animation, Cartoon, Based on a Book
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - The Center for Learning Unlimited
  • CatCon
    Pasadena, CA
    United States
    October 1, 2022
    Non-competition sneak peek at WILLOW booth
Distribution Information
  • Linda Malik
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Linda Malik

Linda Malik is a writer/screenwriter/storyteller living in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Denmark, she worked as a professional ballet dancer for 12 years before an injury put a stop to her career. She went back to school in the U.S., where she earned a B.A and M.A in Radio and Television (Screenwriting) from San Francisco State University. She has written several screenplays (mostly dramas), and she placed as a semi-finalist at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship screenwriting competition. Her self-published picture book - WILLOW’S TALE: A LITTLE BLACK CAT GOES A LONG WAY - is inspired by her real-life rescue cat Willow. The animated WILLOW is Linda’s first collaboration with the neurodiverse artists of The Center for Learning Unlimited’s Brainstorm Productions . . . but not the last! WILLOW picture book #2, with illustrations by Brainstorm, will launch in December 2022.

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Director Statement

I love felines! It is a joy to create happy tales that change the stigma of black cats. With our animated version of WILLOW, the neurodiverse Brainstorm Productions artists and I also hope to dispel any negative stereotypes of autistic adults in the workforce.
Hooray for out-of-the-box thinkers and out-of-the-litter-box mousers!