Priestley Motion Pictures
"Priestley has spent the past 25 years pushing the boundaries of the genre with inventive, often irreverent shorts."
-- Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times
"In Joanna Priestley's beautiful films, each frame is alive with invention, possibility
and delight."
-- Richard Peña, New York Film Festival
10-31-23 Retrospective at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Puebla, Mexico
10-6-23 Retrospective at UMBC in Baltimore
10-7-23 Artist Talk with animation exhibition at the Current Space Gallery in Baltimore
Jung & Restless has shown at 77 film festivals and won 18 awards, Big thanks to my talented friends who collaborated with me: Chris Barber (sound design and sound effects), Brian Kinkley (compositor and visual effects) and Seth Norman (composer and music producer). Jung & Restless was supported by the Playa Foundation, Ford Family Foundation and Clatter and Din.
My Channel
North of BlueTrailer
North of BlueTrailer
Jung & Restless Clip
Missed Aches
Bottle Neck
“North of Blue is a stunning symphony which speaks to the explorer in us all.”
-Chris Robinson, Ottawa International Animation Festival
Click here to see the trailer. Click here for the North of Blue website.
Jung & Restless: Click here to see a clip. Click here for website.
The Gyrettes at Burning Man
For the 2022 Waking Dreams theme, the Children of Chaos saved their recycled plastic for three months and fashioned a costume from it, with a royal blue base to honor Earth’s oceans. At Burning Man we distributed art postcards that encouraged people to reduce their use of plastic.