Susan Pitt: An Animator's Journey

Jackie Leger explores the visions of painter, designer and animation filmmaker, Suzan Pitt.

Today, Pitt continues to travel and present her work at festivals and universities. She often gives a lecture entitled "Cartoon Wilderness," which discusses parallel histories of film animation, and wilderness exploration and exploitation. This program was recently presented at the Virginia International Festival, with the theme of "Wild Places/Endangered Species." She also recently directed Troubles the Cat, 12 different six-minute sequences produced by The Ink Tank for the Cartoon Network educational series, Big Bag, which explore issues of ethnicity and self-awareness. Pitt is now one of the directors represented on the roster of The Ink Tank Too, a new division of The Ink Tank in New York. Pitt's activism, diversity and creativity will keep her work relevant well into the next millennium.

Suzan Pitt Animation Filmography

Animated Films
The following films, except when noted, were produced and directed by Pitt. All were in color, except where noted.

Big Time (Warner Records, 1986) (Storyboard & Animation), Music video; music by Peter Gabriel.

Surf or Die (Profile Records), 3 min., 35mm. Music video; music by The Surf M.C.'s.

The Damnation of Faust (Hamburg State Opera, 1988), one hour, 35mm.

Bam Video (Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1990), 3 min., 35mm.

Colors/Colores (Public Broadcasting System, 1995, 1 min. 15 sec., video.

Joy Street (Channel Four & PBS), 24 min., 35mm.

Troubles the Cat (The Ink Tank, 1996) (Director), 12 six-minute sequences for the Cartoon Network.

Bowl, Theatre, Garden, Marble Game (1970), 7 min., 16mm.

*Crocus (1971) 7 min., 16mm.

A City Trip (1972), 3 min., 16mm.

Cels (1972), 6 min., 16mm.

Whitney Commercial (Whitney Museum of Art, 1973), 3 min., 16mm.

*Jefferson Circus Songs (1973), 20 min., 16mm.

*Asparagus (1979), 20 min., 16mm.

Night Fire Dance (Columbia Masterworks Records, 1986) (Co-Director), 1 min., 35mm., black & white. Music video, with music by Andreas Vollenweider.

Big Time (Warner Records, 1986) (Storyboard & Animation), Music video; music by Peter Gabriel.

Surf or Die (Profile Records), 3 min., 35mm. Music video; music by The Surf M.C.'s.

The Damnation of Faust (Hamburg State Opera, 1988), one hour, 35mm.

Bam Video (Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1990), 3 min., 35mm.

Colors/Colores (Public Broadcasting System, 1995, 1 min. 15 sec., video.

Joy Street (Channel Four & PBS), 24 min., 35mm.

Troubles the Cat (The Ink Tank, 1996) (Director), 12 six-minute sequences for the Cartoon Network.

*Distributed by the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the British Film Institute, London.









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