Missed Aches

"An uproarious animation by one of the nation's iconic animation artists, Missed Aches colorfully serves up a cascade of malapropisms." --Black Maria Film Festival

Directed by Joanna Priestley and written and narrated by Taylor Mali, who led teams to four championships in the National Poetry Slam. Missed Aches is based on Mali's poem "The The Impotence of Proofreading".

Sound Design by Normand Roger and Pierre Yves Drapeau. Music by Pierre Yves Drapeau with Denis Chartrand and Normand Roger. Text Animation by Brian Kinkley. Character design and animation by Don Flores. Storyboards by Dan Schaeffer. Directed, produced and animated by Joanna Priestley. Supported by The Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Caldera Institute.

Awards:
Black Maria Film Festival: First Prize
USA Film Festival: Finalist

Festivals:
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (Canada), Melbourne International Animation Festival (Australia), AniMadrid Animation Festival (Spain), Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada), Barcelona Festival of Independent Cinema (Spain), Ann Arbor Film Festival and Tour (USA), Annecy International Animation Festival (France), Tricky Women Festival (Austria), SICAF Animated Film Festival (Korea), New Orleans Film Festival (USA), Portland International Film Festival (USA), Vienna Independent Short Film Festival (Austria), Animator International Festival (Poland), VideoFest (USA), Northwest Film and Video Festival (USA), BEFILM Underground Film Festival (USA), Visible Verse (Canada), Portland Women's Film Festival (USA), ASIFA NW Showcase (USA), Crossroads Film Festival (USA).

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

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• aches
• animation
• cartoon
• art
• anime
• humor
• funny
• fun
• independent
• short film
• cal arts
• slam
• poetry
• priestley
• priestly
• joanna
• mali
• spell check
• normand
• roger
• drapeau
• kinkley
• animation short
• cartoons
• animation art
• prank
• widescreen

[JoannaPriestley]

Thanks for all of your comments on Missed Aches! It is amazing to get so much feedback on my first YouTube posting, especially because I was wondering if people were not so interested in independent animation anymore. The animation screenings in Portland are not as well attended as they used to be and the short film festivals seem to be showing less and less animation.

[blissfularrogance]

Very good!

[vanoja52]

Love this one too Joanna.

[charmacn]

Saw this at the Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival's "BEST OF THE FEST" 2010 National Tour in Calgary. Congratulations on a brilliant short film!

[oceanview1211]

Hi Joanna,

I loved it when you showed your animations to our school last week. This and She-Bop were my favorites for their poetic aspects:)

[hiemsoshi]

Ah, I love malapropisms! This is great!

[sunaookami]

Amazing! I love this so much! I first saw it at the Black Maria film festival.

[jkais]

this is great! Saw it first at the black maria film fest and i'm so glad it's finally up on youtube

[annaChii]

brilliant!!

[michylynnj]

I literally laughed so hard I couldn't breathe. My friend had to ask me if I was okay. This is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long, long time. Spank you very much!