Film and Television
Melissa Johnson hit 6’4’’ tall in 8th grade. Although this made her an instant basketball star, LOVE IN THE TIME OF MARCH MADNESS follows her hilarious and awkward misadventures in romance as she dates shorter men and gets cheered or jeered wherever she goes. Blazing with honesty and dark humor, this animated “tall short” is a true story about embracing difference that is certain to disarm and delight.
SHORTLISTED for BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM, 88th ACADEMY AWARDS
SELECTION in 17th ANNUAL ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS
NOMINATED for BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM, 4th ANNUAL AACTA AWARDS
WINNER, BEST ONLINE SHORT FILM, TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION, ANNECY ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2015
WINNER, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM, ABU DHABI FILM FESTIVAL 2014
WINNER, AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD, SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL 2014
WINNER, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT, ANIMATOU ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2015
WINNER, SPIRIT AWARD, BROOKLYN FILM FESTIVAL 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015
OFFICIAL SELECTION CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION, ENCOUNTERS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2014
A High Hip Productions & KAPWA Studioworks Production
Directed & Produced by Robertino Zambrano & Melissa Johnson
Story and Narration by Melissa Johnson
Animation Direction by Robertino Zambrano
Animation Produced at KAPWA Studioworks
Original Music by Albert Behar
Copyright 2014
Every one-hundred years, Swayambhu, the self-arisen Stupa, is renovated as an offering to the Buddhist world. This century, an America- born woman must fulfill the vision of her father, a Tibetan lama, and restore the sacred Swayambhu Stupa. Navigate the complexities of Nepali culture, religion, and politics in this story of great struggle and epic accomplishment.
Branded Content
The Sushi Chef is a new series about the personalities behind the incredible fish found in the best sushi restaurants from coast to coast. Slicing raw fish may seem simple, but in the hands of certain chefs, sushi transcends its identity as a type of cuisine and truly becomes an art.
Director: Brian Lannin
Producer: Vice Media
From a celebrated hoops prodigy to a self-reliant professional basketball star, from Baylor to the WNBA and overseas, Brittney Griner had a wild ride last year. Her trip ended in China, where she drew oohs and aahs from fascinated crowds ... and learned a little something about herself along the way.