About

Known credits:
159
Birthday:
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Place of birth:
Los Angeles, U.S.A
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Eric Leiser

Overview

Eric Leiser is an award-winning artist, experimental filmmaker, animator, holographer, puppeteer, writer, and former funeral director working in New York and born in California. An alumni of CalArt’s Experimental Animation program and the Fine Art program, Eric creates animated and live action feature films and shorts as well as intricate works integrating animation, puppetry, painting, holography, live performance and installation.

Eric has made 4 feature films to date, Faustbook, Imagination, Glitch in the Grid and Apocalypsis. The upcoming 5th animated feature film Twilight Park is in production. Along with feature films, 70 short films ranging from 1997 to present, mostly compose the artist's filmography. Eric's brother and frequent collaborator Jeffrey Leiser created the music and sound design for the four features and 70 short films with a few exceptions. The Leiser Brothers share the writing credits for feature films Imagination and Twilight Park with the addition of collaborator Maude Swift. Eric is also a well known holographer and fine artist, a plethora of books on contemporary art, animation and physics/optics have included chapters on the artist's work. Eric's work is part of the permanent collection of the EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam, NL and over 50 film collections worldwide including fine artworks.

Recent solo exhibitions include Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Binálé Video Art Biennial in Budapest, Roswell Museum in Roswell, NM, Centro Multimeios Museum and Planetarium in Porto, Filmhuis Cavia in Amsterdam, the Horse Hospital in London, Holocenter Museum in New York, Exploratorium Museum and Shapeshifters Cinema in the Bay Area, Galerie du Haut Pave Gallery in Paris, Galerie Entropia in Poland, Fringe Exhibitions Gallery and MaRS Gallery in Los Angeles, Sound of MU Gallery in Oslo, Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and Goldsmiths, University of London. Group exhibitions include The Whitney Museum of American Art, Katrupgårdsamlingen Museum in Copenhagen, Mass MOCA, The MIT Museum, MOMus Museum in Thessaloniki, The Ruben H. Fleet Space Museum, Art MûR Gallery, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Cabinet Magazine among others. His animated/live action films have been shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the MIT Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of Modern Art Antwerp, The Istanbul Modern Museum of Art, MOMus Museum, MASS MoCA, Four-Dimensions Space Art Museum Beijing, Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas Museum de Buenos Aires, Roswell Museum, Aster Arts Plaza Hiroshima, The Wexner Center, (BFI) British Film Institute, Anthology Film Archives, Los Angeles Filmforum, Shapeshifters Cinema, No Name Cinema, San Francisco Film Society, Oxford University, Goldsmiths-University of London, Royal College of Art, Harvard University, California Institute of the Arts, The Art Institute in Chicago, The New School, Pratt Institute and the Central Academy of Fine Arts Beijing. Select film festivals include the Cannes Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival and the Cinanima Animation Festival.

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Known for

Acting
2015 BIRTH Actor self N/A
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2011 Glitch in the Grid Actor Eric 59
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2007 Imagination Actor self 59
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2006 Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser Actor self N/A
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2006 Faustbook Actor Devil 59
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2003 Psalms Actor David N/A
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1999 Vampire Actor Vampire/Brother N/A
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1999 Dreamer Actor self 59
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Directing
2025 Twilight Park Directing Director N/A
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2023 Ghost Town Directing Director N/A
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2023 A Horseshoe Crab Story Directing Director N/A
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2023 Dodo Directing Director N/A
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2022 Pinnacles Directing Director 59
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2021 Seraphim on the Go! Directing Director N/A
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2021 Santa Rosa Directing Director N/A
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2020 Cure Directing Director N/A
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2020 Secret Directing Director N/A
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2019 Herione: Deo Directing Director N/A
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2019 Ambient Chaconne Directing Director N/A
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2018 Dwell With Me Directing Director 59
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2018 Apocalypsis Directing Director 59
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2018 Deathless Directing Director N/A
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2017 Apocalypsis:Theosis Directing Director N/A
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2017 Set in Stone Directing Director N/A
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2017 Superfluidity Directing Director N/A
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2017 Escape Directing Director N/A
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2016 Anthropic Principle Directing Director N/A
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2015 Experimental Film of Eric Leiser (Volume 1,2,3) Directing Director 59
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2015 BIRTH Directing Director N/A
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2013 LAND Directing Director 59
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2013 If I (Was) Directing Director 59
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2013 Little Band of Sailors Directing Director 59
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2012 Broken Dream Directing Director N/A
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2012 Living Waters Directing Director N/A
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2011 Glitch in the Grid Directing Director 59
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2011 Norsk Folksang Directing Director N/A
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2010 Maelstrom Directing Director 59
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2010 Hastings Conqueror Directing Director N/A
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2009 Regeneration Directing Director 59
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2008 Irrational Numbers Directing Director N/A
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2008 Forest Directing Director 59
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2008 Tír na nÓg Directing Director N/A
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2007 Cymatic Cocoon Directing Director N/A
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2007 Imagination Directing Director 59
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2007 Womb Directing Director N/A
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2006 Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser Directing Director N/A
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2006 Faustbook Directing Director 59
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2006 Beyond the Forest Directing Director N/A
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2005 Dream: One Directing Director 59
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2005 Ephemera Directing Director N/A
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2005 Young Faustus Directing Director N/A
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2004 Iceland Directing Director 59
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2003 Schism Directing Director N/A
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2003 Psalms Directing Director N/A
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2002 Terra Incognita Directing Director N/A
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2001 Autumn Directing Director N/A
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2001 Prelude Directing Director N/A
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2000 Waking a Dream Directing Director N/A
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1999 Dreamer Directing Director 59
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Writing
2025 Twilight Park Writing Screenplay N/A
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2018 Apocalypsis Writing Story 59
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2018 Apocalypsis Writing Screenplay 59
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2011 Glitch in the Grid Writing Screenplay 59
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2007 Imagination Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
2023 Ghost Town Production Producer N/A
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2003 Psalms Production Producer N/A
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Art
2018 Deathless Art Art Direction N/A
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2017 Set in Stone Art Art Direction N/A
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2017 Escape Art Art Direction N/A
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2012 Broken Dream Art Art Direction N/A
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2007 Womb Art Art Direction N/A
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2007 Imagination Art Art Designer 59
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2003 Schism Art Art Direction N/A
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2003 Psalms Art Art Designer N/A
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2003 Psalms Art Production Design N/A
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Camera
2005 Ephemera Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2025 Twilight Park Crew Cinematography N/A
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2023 Ghost Town Crew Cinematography N/A
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2023 Dodo Crew Cinematography N/A
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2022 Pinnacles Crew Cinematography 59
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2021 Seraphim on the Go! Crew Cinematography N/A
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2021 Santa Rosa Crew Cinematography N/A
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2020 Cure Crew Cinematography N/A
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2020 Secret Crew Cinematography N/A
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2019 Herione: Deo Crew Cinematography N/A
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2019 Ambient Chaconne Crew Cinematography N/A
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2018 Dwell With Me Crew Cinematography 59
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2018 Apocalypsis Crew Cinematography 59
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2018 Deathless Crew Cinematography N/A
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2017 Apocalypsis:Theosis Crew Cinematography N/A
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2017 Set in Stone Crew Cinematography N/A
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2017 Superfluidity Crew Cinematography N/A
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2017 Escape Crew Cinematography N/A
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2016 Anthropic Principle Crew Cinematography N/A
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2015 Experimental Film of Eric Leiser (Volume 1,2,3) Crew Cinematography 59
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2015 BIRTH Crew Cinematography N/A
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2013 LAND Crew Cinematography 59
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2013 Little Band of Sailors Crew Cinematography 59
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2012 Broken Dream Crew Cinematography N/A
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2012 Living Waters Crew Cinematography N/A
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2012 Prisms Crew Thanks N/A
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2011 Glitch in the Grid Crew Cinematography 59
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2011 Norsk Folksang Crew Cinematography N/A
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2010 Maelstrom Crew Cinematography 59
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2010 Hastings Conqueror Crew Cinematography N/A
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2009 Regeneration Crew Cinematography 59
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2008 Irrational Numbers Crew Cinematography N/A
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2008 Forest Crew Cinematography 59
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2008 Tír na nÓg Crew Cinematography N/A
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2007 Cymatic Cocoon Crew Cinematography N/A
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2006 Faustbook Crew Cinematography 59
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2006 Beyond the Forest Crew Cinematography N/A
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2004 Iceland Crew Cinematography 59
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2003 Psalms Crew Cinematography N/A
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2001 Autumn Crew Cinematography N/A
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2001 Prelude Crew Cinematography N/A
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Visual Effects
2025 Twilight Park Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2023 Ghost Town Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2023 A Horseshoe Crab Story Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2023 Dodo Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2021 Seraphim on the Go! Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2021 Santa Rosa Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2020 Cure Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2020 Secret Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2019 Herione: Deo Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2019 Ambient Chaconne Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2018 Dwell With Me Visual Effects Animation 59
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2018 Apocalypsis Visual Effects Animation 59
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2018 Deathless Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2017 Apocalypsis:Theosis Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2017 Set in Stone Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2017 Superfluidity Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2017 Escape Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2016 Anthropic Principle Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2015 Experimental Film of Eric Leiser (Volume 1,2,3) Visual Effects Animation 59
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2015 BIRTH Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2013 LAND Visual Effects Animation 59
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2013 Little Band of Sailors Visual Effects Animation 59
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2013 If I (Was) Visual Effects Animation 59
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2012 Broken Dream Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2012 Living Waters Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2011 Glitch in the Grid Visual Effects Animation 59
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2011 Norsk Folksang Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2010 Maelstrom Visual Effects Animation 59
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2010 Hastings Conqueror Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2009 Regeneration Visual Effects Animation 59
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2008 Irrational Numbers Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2008 Forest Visual Effects Animation 59
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2007 Imagination Visual Effects Animation 59
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2007 Womb Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2006 Faustbook Visual Effects Animation 59
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2006 Beyond the Forest Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2005 Dream: One Visual Effects Animation 59
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2004 Iceland Visual Effects Animation 59
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2003 Psalms Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2002 Terra Incognita Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2001 Prelude Visual Effects Animation N/A
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2000 Waking a Dream Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1999 Vampire Visual Effects Animation N/A
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