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Maurice Vellekoop Creates Art for StoryCorps Animation

Commissioned by Richard O’Connor of Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., a Brooklyn, New York animation studio, Maurice developed master illustrations for a short film for the American non-profit public radio initiative, StoryCorps.

“My Aunties” is written by Stefan Lynch and Beth Teper. Stefan Lynch was raised by gay parents in the early eighties. He was cared for and loved by a group of adults, largely gay men, who he called his “aunties.” Stefan remembers the succession of AIDS-related illnesses in his family, including the death of his father in ‘91. Even in the face of terrible sickness and loss, his aunties showed him how to survive and care for one another.

Listen to Stefan and Beth’s original StoryCorps interview.

The animation is available on YouTube.

June 18, 2020

SCOR In Canada Asks

A four-part series of interviews produced for SCOR in Canada’s social media. Part two is shown here.

January 9, 2020

SCOR’s 40th Anniversary in Canada

To celebrate 40 years of SCOR in Canada, Reactor was tasked with creating this animation. A French edition is also available.

#TheShotThatGotAway

Deshi Deng was commissioned by Sandbox Advertising to create art for the agency’s client Nikon, for their social media campaign, ‘The Shot That Got Away.’ Deshi illustrated an animated video narrative by photographer Tony Beck titled ‘The Blue Whale.’

February 17, 2017

Moving Carvings

Steve Dunk’s wood carvings in a little stop-motion, animated gif.

November 22, 2012