4.35-Filmmaker Interview with Vanessa Esteves

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In this episode, Jonathan Ytreberg interviews filmmaker Vanessa Esteves about her animated short film 'Christopher & the Bug'.

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I interview Vanessa Esteves, director of the short film "Christopher & the Bug," a heartwarming animated short about a reclusive owl whose solitary world is upended by an unexpected visitor, evolving into a touching story about loneliness, empathy, and the courage to connect. Listen to hear about the origin of the story in her own experience, the challenge of finding the balance between animal and human in animation, and the storybook feel of the film....

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Host: Jonathan Ytreberg

Guest: Vanessa Esteves

Topics covered

• filmmaking
• animation
• interview
• storytelling
• empathy

Keywords

• Vanessa Esteves
• Christopher & the Bug
• animation
• filmmaking
• interview

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Books & works: Christopher & the Bug

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