Ceasefire (2024)
Ceasefire (2024) is a short animation directed by James Kirkwood and produced by Grace Higgins. The film compares the ‘normal’ lives of a young Palestinian girl, Rawiya, living in the war-torn Gaza. And a young Australian girl, Stephany, who is naturally oblivious to the atrocities taking place.
I worked as the art director on this film.
I assisted across storyboarding, layouts, visual development, character design, background art, poster illustration and logo design. All work shown is my own work.
As Art Director I also ensured the stylistic cohesion of the film and coordinated tasks throughout the department.
Early scene showing bomb-destroyed playground
Walking through camp when a bomb goes off in the background
Shadowed rubble (animated)
Lit rubble (animated)
Shot of the ground at a destroyed school, showing the building's destruction
Food given to Rawiya inside the camp
Walking through camp
I redesigned the secondary main character, Stephany, in preparation for animation.
I created a full turnaround, breakdowns and animation guides to assist the animators and simplify her design.
