FILMmaker
Since the age of eleven, I've been making films. I started with a tank of a VHS camcorder my parents had from the 80's, cut my teeth on mini-DV Tape cameras and eventually graduated with a Film Director BFA having shot on 8mm, 16mm and 35mm film stocks.
These days, I work with my trusty DSLR's, but whether it's fully animated, live action or a hybrid of both, I love making films and telling original stories.
I hope one day to make a full feature length film, but for now, I enjoy crafting small stories on my own and doing all the production for them.
While it's often said film is a collaborative medium, all the same, I like to approach it like a painter would, just me and the canvas, or in this case, me, my camera, and whatever I can film (hopefully, without the cops being called.)
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Moving Day
My Role: Writer, Director, Editor, Animator, Producer, Cinematographer, Actor
While a couple is moving out, a smiley drawing on one of their boxes comes to life, falls in love with another drawing across the room and sets out on a box hopping adventure in the hopes of reaching their beloved.
Written, Directed & Animated by Sean Mirkovich
Music by Chris Woods
Starring Ashley Rose McKenna and Sean Mirkovich
Festivals
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St. Louis International Film Festival
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Santa Fe International Film Festival
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Sherman Oaks Film Festival
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Film Invasion Los Angeles
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San Jose International Short Film Festival
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Healdsburg International Short Film Festival
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Boston Film Festival
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Yountville International Short Film Festival
Other Venues
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New Mexico Museum of Art / Vladem Contemporary - Digital Window Santa Fe, New Mexico
Awards & Recognition
Healdsburg International Short Film Festival
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Trailblazing Award
Film Invasion Los Angeles
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Grand Jury Award - Best Short Film - Animation
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Filmmakers Award - Outstanding Director - Animation
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Grand Jury Award - Best Short Film - Animation
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Filmmakers Award - Outstanding Director - Animation
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Filmmakers Award - Outstanding Performances - Animation
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Official Staff Selection
Press
In Memory: A Love Poem From a Son To His Mother
My Role: Writer, Director, Editor, Composer, Animator, Graphic Designer, Producer, Voice Over
A poetic and experimental documentary film that examines a young man's struggle coping with his Mother's early onset Alzheimer's disease.
Festivals
The Mill Valley Film Festival
Taos Shortz Film Festival
The Adventures of Dr. Mal Practice
My Role: Writer, Director, Editor, Illustrator, Animator, Voice Actor
An epic story of love, loss and murdering your patients.
Festivals
Spike & Mike's Festival of Twisted Animation
Karate Ninja Dragon of the Undead
My Role: Writer, Director, Editor, Illustrator, Animator, Voice Actor, Songs and Music
The epic story of a hero unlike any other. It is a story of heroism, justice and just, y'know, eating people and stuff.
Festivals
Three Minute Film Festival
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Bleach or the Slug
My Role: Director, Editor, Producer
Two roommates share, and clash, over their own recent (and very coincidentally timed) tragedies.
Jessie Dodson
Ashley Rose McKenna
Written by Andrew Dodson
Directed by Sean Mirkovich
Festivals
Independent Shorts Awards - April 2020 - Platinum Award Winner for Best Acting Duo
Indie Short Fest - Official Selection
FLICKFAIR - Official Selection - September 2021
Tomorrow
My Role: Writer, Director, Shooter, Editor, Composer, Actor, Motion Graphics
Tomorrow is a short film about the ever hopeful tomorrow, the place where all of your goals, dreams, and self fulfillment exists... Until tomorrow turns into today that is...
Festivals
The Metropolist - SHORT-LIST: Top 5 Shorts This Week
David Lynch Coffee Review
My Role: Writer, Director, Editor, Composer, Animator, Producer, Actor
A personal review of David Lynch's Coffee.