FIREWORKS: TOMÁS PICHARDO-ESPAILLAT
Dominican illustrator and animator, Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat has always nurtured a deep love of storytelling as evidenced by his prolific output. His work has hints of magical realism: it evokes the colorful, surreal and sometimes disorienting experience of growing up in the Caribbean; his world is personal and intimate, with characters full of color and texture, drawn into situations outside their comfort zone. Already known in Italy for his collaboration with Fabrica, he has exhibited his works all over the world, from New York to Iceland, via Mexico, Buenos Aires, Lisbon and Milan.
After being selected several times in Lago Film Fest competitions, Pichardo returns to the festival as a juror in the New Signs competition and fireworks, illuminating the lakeshore with the dreamy animated art of his most recent works
The selection:
Short Stories About Loneliness – Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Dominican Republic / 2019 / 5’ / Anima
The Last Chief of the Comanches – Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
USA/Dominican Republic / 2020 / 6′ / Anima
What Really Happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion – Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
USA/Dominican Republic / 2021 / 5′ / Anima
Asterisco – Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Dominican Republic / 2020 / 3′ / Anima
The 1937 Haitian Massacre – Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
USA/Dominican Republic / 2018 / 6′ / Anima
Las Mariposas: How Three Sisters defied a Dictator – Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
USA/Dominican Republic / 2021 / 6′ / Anima
Radio Venceremos – Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
USA/Dominican Republic / 2022 / 6′ / Anima
El Club de Chichiguas – Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Dominican Republic / 2019 / 9′ / Anima
Midnight’s Children – Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
USA/Dominican Republic / 2019 / 6′ / Anima
Dante – Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Dominican Republic / 2012/2021 / 22′ / Anima
Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat (1987, Santo Domingo) is a storyteller from the Dominican Republic. He Works primarily on film and animation. He has an AA degree in fine arts, after studying at Altos de Chavón, in 2008; later he received his BFA in Art and Media at Parsons, the New School of Desing in 2010; while in 2013 he was granted a full year scholarship at Fabrica, in Treviso, Italy. Pichardo’s work has hints of magic realism: evoking the colorful, surreal and sometimes disorienting experience of growing up in the Caribbean; his world is personal and intimate, with characters full of colors and textures, drawn into situations outside of their comfort zone. His work has been exhibited in NYC, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Milan, Lisbon, México, Iceland and the Dominican Republic. Currently, Tomás is working on his first animated feature film, Olivia & the Clouds, with which he won the national film grant for features, the Ibermedia grant for projects in-development and an honorary mention in Ventana Sur Animación (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
