Old Man

A film by Alicia Eisen

Director: Alicia Eisen

Director of Photography: Jon Thomas

Production Post

About the project

An Old Man confronts his fear of the water - and comes face to face with his mortality in the process.

Director/Animator Alicia Eisen puts the finishing touches on a scene under water.

Old Man in the grasp of a great monster.

Closer shot of lead character model "Old Man"

Director Alicia Eisen with a scale model of Old Man. Over two dozen different models were created to fit different frames and positions.

BTS view of the scale model chart used to design and animate the main character. Each character has dozens of poses, each of which require specific wiring to bring their look to life.

Official Selection

2017 Bristol Festival of Puppetry

Official Selection

2017 International Brazil Stop Motion Film …

Official Selection

2017 Reel2Reel Youth Film Festival

Official Selection

2017 Not Short on Talent European …

Official Selection

2017 Vancouver Short Film Festival

Official Selection

2016 Animation Block Party

Alicia Eisen

Alicia is a Canadian filmmaker and visual artist based in Vancouver, BC. She began her career as a stop motion animator in Toronto and has since had the pleasure of working at stop motion studios such as STARBURNS, STOOPID BUDDY STOODIOS, CINDERBITER (DISNEY) and more. In 2016, Alicia's film Old Man was selected at Vancouver International Film Festival. Since then Alicia has directed two other short films and currently has a stop motion short film in development with The National Film Board of Canada. Alicia also maintains an active illustration practise.

Director, Animator

Alicia Eisen

Production Manager

Geoff Manton

Director of Photography

Jon Thomas

Gaffer

Jeremy Cox