An all-ages, 52-minute program features bestie robots, a unique Hansel & Gretel adaptation, anthropomorphic fruits and veggies, and much more! Combining work by seasoned animators and exciting newcomers, this 13th edition of the Squeaky Wheel annual Animation Fest premiering at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery during M&T First Fridays: September 2 also features two terrific archival selections on 16mm film: quintessential animator Robert Breer’s seaside romp GULLS & BUOYS (1972), and SHORT CIRCUIT (1963), a collection of animation experiments by then 8-year old David Wise who went on to create the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. Bring your friends, bring your family!

Featuring work by Robert Breer, Lauren Flinner, Adele Han Lee, Kaylee Soohyun Lee, Jodie Mack, William Miller, Marc Noworyta, Nia Seward, Leslie Supnet, Josh Weissbach, and David Wise. Special thanks to John Klacsmann, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, and the The Department of Media Study, SUNY at Buffalo.

This event is supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Erie County Arts & Cultural Funding, and New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

Full program notes: http://squeaky.org/event/squeaky-wheels-13th-animation-fest/