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The Animator’s Friend

The Animator’s Friend

By: India Lombardi-Bello
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 Befriending animators, 24 questions at a time. The Animator’s Friend creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for lighthearted and unexpected conversation.Copyright 2024-2025 All rights reserved. Art Science Fiction
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  • 19: Zero Stars for Patriarchy with Tess Martin

    19: Zero Stars for Patriarchy with Tess Martin
    Dec 20 2025
    I enjoyed chatting with fellow Beatles freak Tess Martin about our other shared fixation: The Netherlands. What business does their coffee have being so good? How easy is it to be a working artist there? Is the countryside really like those old Dutch paintings? Find out within. Tess Martin is a film and visual artist based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She brings her perspective as someone who was raised between cultures to exploring themes of belonging, identity and connection. Her short films, videos and installations address our vulnerability: in relation to nature, the onslaught of time and the precariousness of memory. Tess has both a classical fine art and an animation background and these come together in her work: she pushes the conceptual potential of hand-made animation and the narrative potential of site-specific pieces. How Now, House? investigates our yearning to leave traces behind through the prism of one house in Rotterdam. Using archives, personal memories and the philosophy of time, the film questions whether a space can ever really belong to one person, or time period, at all. How Now, House? will be screened at the upcoming London Short Film Festival, Jan 23-Feb 1, 2026. Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion: Tess Martin's websiteTess Martin's InstagramThe Holidays at MetrographThe Animator's Friend on InstagramCamp Snap websiteAnimator's Picnic - NYCHow Now, House?1976: Search for LifeThe Animator's AnimationsScience New Wave Festival - NYCKaboom Animation FestivalThe Animator's PlaylistRevolution in the Head by Ian MacDonaldThe Animator's FavoritesLeon & Cocina's websiteAnifilm - Czech RepublicAnimafest Zagreb - CroatiaAnnecy International Animation Festival - FranceArchitecture Film Festival Rotterdam - NetherlandsInternational Film Fest Rotterdam - NetherlandsTurku Animated Film Festival - FinlandAnimateka - SloveniaKristie Kish's websiteBrooklyn Public LibrarySt. Joost School of Art & Design - NetherlandsDok Leipzig - GermanyLondon Short Film Festival - UK The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-BelloBooking assistance from Beth QuittmanDigital marketing assistance from Arnesh KunduMusic by CloutmeyerDesign by Sawyer RipponI thanked an overwhelming amount of people in the recording, so here I'll just thank these linkable entities: Mother's Milk, Commodore II, and Malt Adult.
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • 18: Another Hobby with Danielle Goldwert

    18: Another Hobby with Danielle Goldwert
    Dec 3 2025

    I learned all about Danielle Goldwert's numorous hobbies and have a feeling I barely scratched the surface! Stop-motion animation is just one of her many interests, which she executes perfectly in her film waterlogged. Hear about how Danielle's creative interests and doctorate research converge.

    In waterlogged, a climate scholar confronts the haunting reality of his research as surreal environmental catastrophes unfold around him, blurring the line between his personal despair and the global human experience. The story explores the psychological toll of inaction, asking whether hope can be found amid the rising tides of collective negligence.

    Danielle is a Ph.D. student in social psychology at NYU, and a member of the Center for Conflict and Cooperation at NYU and the Climate Cognition Lab at Stanford. Her research program integrates social psychological theory with large-scale behavioral science methods to identify, test, and translate effective strategies for motivating collective action on climate change. She addresses a core challenge in social psychology: how to change beliefs and behaviors in politically polarized, emotionally charged, and globally diverse contexts. In her work as an artist, she primarily use portraiture to explore the human condition and my own experiences, while also extending her artistic pursuits into filmmaking.

    Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO

    Links to points of discussion:

    • Danielle Goldwert's website
    • waterlogged's website
    • dgoldwert on Instagram
    • Hudson Valley Film Fest's website
    • Hudson Valley Film Fest on Instagram
    • Hudson Valley Film Fest on FilmFreeway
    • TAF at the Hudson Valley Film Fest
    • TAF Interview with Kristie Kish
    • The Animator's Playlist
    • Akaine Kramarik
    • The Animator's Favorites
    • RiverRun International Film Festival
    • Tribeca Film Festival
    • TIFF
    • Indie Shorts Awards
    • The People's Union Economic Blackouts
    • The Animator's Friend on Instagram
    • The Animator's Animations

    The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation.

    Credits:

    • Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello
    • Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu
    • Music by Cloutmeyer
    • Design by Sawyer Rippon
    • Microphones provided by SVA MFA Computer arts
    • Special thanks to Darren Santa Maria; my mom and dad; Michael Dondero; Kristie Kish; Nayon Cho; Hudson Valley Film Fest
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • 17: The Mastermind Mosquito with Simeon Kondev

    17: The Mastermind Mosquito with Simeon Kondev
    Nov 19 2025

    Between moments of being outsmarted by a mosquito, hear Simeon Kondev expose the metal-head within.

    Simeon is a Bulgarian-American animator whose latest cartoon Society Animals deserves your follow on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

    Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO

    Links to points of discussion:

    • The Animator's Friend on Instagram
    • University of Kentucky
    • The Animator's Playlist
    • Emily Curran at Buzzfeed
    • Kate Costello's website
    • Emily Zullo's website
    • The Animator's Favorites
    • NPR Morning Edition
    • Ichthus Music Festival - KY
    • Brent Sievers on The Animator's Friend
    • Gooeyduck on YouTube
    • skincrawlies on YouTube
    • Fruit Suit Critters on YouTube
    • The Animator's Animations

    The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation.

    Credits:

    • Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello
    • Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu
    • Music by Cloutmeyer
    • Design by Sawyer Rippon
    • Microphones provided by SVA MFA Computer arts
    • Special thanks to Darren Santa Maria; my mom and dad; Miyu Distribution
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    1 hr and 11 mins
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