North American Premiere
Animation itself becomes a ritual process of fermentation that activates a recipe.
Canada
2026
English
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Credits & Director
Producer
Stephanie Dudley
Screenwriter
Stephanie Dudley
ANIM
Stephanie Dudley
Original Music
Nick Storring
Stephanie Dudley
Stephanie Dudley is a Toronto-based artist and filmmaker working in stop-motion animation and analogue film. Her tactile, material-driven practice incorporates macro photography, found materials, and hand-printed text to explore attention, material transformation, living systems, and perception. With a background in motion graphics and design, she has created work for film, television, and broadcast media. Her films have screened internationally, including at TIFF and Annecy. Her latest film, Invisible Harvests (2026), explores memory, transformation, and cultural transmission.
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