Catya Plate. An Animated Ecological Short Film Trilogy

About

In 2009, stop-motion animation became Catya Plate’s preferred medium to bring her Clothespin Freaks universe to life and use it as a metaphor for upholding environmental awareness. She applied all her visual arts skills and learned new ones to make her ecological short films.

Over the course of ten years (2013-2023), the artist and filmmaker produced an award-winning stop-motion animated short trilogy based on her meticulously handcrafted puppets, costumes, props, and sets to create a world with diverse quirky, empathetic creatures, who are coming together as an allegory for us humans to team up too, to create social agency and combat climate change.

Her wildly imaginative, beautifully handcrafted sci-fi adventures that blend humor, heart, hope, and a powerful environmental message, are cautionary tales that celebrate animal ingenuity and the importance of species survivalism. They champion empathy and collaboration as being crucial elements for achieving global unity and emphasize the contributions that women make toward improving society.

Catya is currently in pre-production on Alma, her first stop-motion animated feature film that follows up on Las Nogas.