Antoinette Starkiewicz
Filed under: people, Antoinette Starkiewicz, Australia, Poland, Animator, Artist, Educator, Producer, Writer
"Antoinette Starkiewicz is a Polish-Australian animator, writer, and multimedia artist who has worked on many animated works in Australia and the United Kingdom. Her work is known for feminist themes and use of fluid linework. (Baker, 2023) "
Len Lye
Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 20th Century Studios, Australia, Britain, Color, Direct Animation, Dufaycolor, Experimental, Gasparcolor, GPO Film Unit, London Film Society, New Zealand, Painted Animation, Samoa, Time Inc., U.K., U.S.A., Animator, Artist, Director, Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter, Sculptor, Visual Artist
"Leonard Charles Huia Lye—more famously known as Len Lye—was born on July 5th, 1901, in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was a trailblazer in early-to-mid 20th century filmmaking, best known for his development of cameraless or “direct” animat..."
Pussy Pumps Up
Filed under: animation, 1970s, Animation Types, Antoinette Starkiewicz, Australia, Color, Experimental, hand-drawn, 1979
Producer(s): Antoinette Starkiewicz
Release Date: 1979
"Pussy Pumps Up (1979) is a musical short by the Australian animator and artist Antoinette Starkiewicz. The film uses shifting linework to depict female sexuality and gender fluidity. (Quigley)"