Film - Miranda Kahn

Film Work

I create films with my paper silhouette puppetry both using a stop motion technique as well as with live shadow puppetry. Check out my work on the following playlist.
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I created a stop motion animated sequence for the documentary short, Every Day After, which premiered and won for Best Documentary at the Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival on August 13, 2023. It was created by an amazing team, directed by Elisa Gambino and shot by Neal Broffman of One Production Place, and produced by Dave A. Liu and Elaine Jose Bodilla with support from Smile Train.
Upcoming festivals and more at https://www.everydayafterfilm.com/

A Mother's Journey

My upcoming short stop motion animated documentary, A Mother's Journey, tells the story of how a young woman's perseverance in the face of devastating loss inspires a doctor's work in health equity. Produced by Neal Broffman and Elisa Gambino and presented by the UCSF HEAL (Health, Equity, Action & Leadership) Initiative. A Mother's Journey premiered at Women's International Film Festival and will screen at Awareness Festival October 5, 2024 1:45pm at Regal LA Live Cinema (1000 W. Olympic Blvd LA)!!

Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Social Media Health Education Animations

I collaborated with WSPEHSU on some health educational social media videos on ways to reduce the risk of childhood cancer in children before conception and early in pregnancy in both English and Spanish. They highlighting the benefits of proper nutrition, and risks of pesticides, solvents & VOCs. Find out more at www.wspehsu.ucsf.edu
Directed and Animated by Miranda Kahn
Voice Acting Direction by Nick Smerkanich
Spanish Voice Acting by Melissa Rivera
English Voice Acting by Miranda Kahn

Shadow Life: Shining Through Colorism and Depression

I received a grant from GlassBreaker Films to create this short documentary on colorism and mental health featuring the incredible performer and healer Shaina Lynn Simmons. This internationally acclaimed work has been screened at over 13 festivals and won several awards including Bronze Jury Prize at the Social Justice Film Festival, Best short animated Documentary at Doc LA and was nominated for Best of NFMLA 2020. It was most recently screened in December 2021 as part of LACMA’s Black Joy and Resilience Series. It was produced by Maria F. Leon, Aubrey Aden-Buie and Elisa Gambino and interviews shot by Gavin V. Murray with music by Sabina Estrella and Elsa Lund. Support Shaina's endeavors via her socials: @shainahealingartist or @theshainalynn

My Best Music Video

Chicago based drummer/producer Matthew Margeson commissioned me to bring his new song "My Best" to life in the form of a stop motion music video for the band Part Time Love Affair. I designed and meticulously cut out every image and animated them using my multi plane animation table.

Moon River Music Video

I had so much fun creating this sweet and quirky stop motion music video about alien lovers on the moon for enchanting vocalist Christine Cornell. We think you'll enjoy this rendition of the Mancini/Mercer classic. Guitar and arrangement by Justin Rothberg, audio mixing by Peter Karl.

Zebedee Music Video

I loved this collaboration with NYC-based Indie artist Kohli Calhoun! This moody stop motion music video features my paper art and the beautiful music of Kohli Calhoun.

Higher Power Music Video

Higher Power is a music video for eclectic neo-soul, experimental vocal artist and composer Molly Pease (www.mollypeasemusic.com). The song is from her Inner Astronomy album. For the visuals, I created original paper cut artworks as well as collaged crayon drawings made by Molly's father Randall Pease.

Health Education Outreach Video:
Love in The Time of Toxicants

Love In The Time of Toxicants is a live shadow puppetry video commissioned as part of a project of the CIRCLE (Center for Integrative Reasearch on Childhood Leukemia and the Environment) Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) at the University of California, Berkeley in collaboration with the Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU). It is intended to create awareness of the role of pre-conception and prenatal environmental influences on the development of childhood leukemia and other diseases including developmental disabilities, asthma, and reproductive health. I also created a shorter version for use in presentations.
Created by Miranda Kahn
Voice Acting by Carolina Ignacia Vargas Romero, Marissa Chibas and Miranda Kahn