George Griffin

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Independent animator George Griffin (b.1943) grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, was drafted into the army, studied political science at Dartmouth, then moved to New York in 1967. He apprenticed in commercial studios while also experimenting with design influenced by Saul Steinberg and animation techniques in the spirit of Robert Breer. Griffin has made over 30 films, 10 seconds to 30 minutes long, cartoon narratives and self-referential documations, melding abstraction and figuration. He also makes viewer-activated, animated objects such as mutoscopes and flipbooks. He received Guggenheim, New York State Council, and National Endowment grants, and published FRAMES and FLIP-PACK. Griffin taught courses at Harvard, Parsons, Pratt, and through his studio, Metropolis Graphics, produced educational, commercial, and public service spots for TV. He has served on numerous international film festival panels and written essays for academic journals and books.

Film	Credit
CCoal Creek2015 · Director	Director
The Bather2009 · Director	Director
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-19302008 · Self	Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-19202007 · Himself	Himself
AA Little Routine1994 · Director	Director
New Fangled1990 · Director	Director
Ko-Ko1988 · Director	Director
Academy Leader Variations1987 · Director	Director
Flying Fur1981 · Director	Director
IIt's an O.K. Life1980 · Director	Director
LLineage1979 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
BLOCK PRINT1978 · Director	Director
TThumbnail Sketches1977 · Director	Director
Viewmaster1976 · Director	Director
L'Age Door1975 · Director	Director
Head1975 · Director	Director
The Club1975 · Director	Director
The Meadows Green1975 · Director	Director
Trikfilm 31973 · Director	Director
Trikfilm 11973 · Director	Director
The Candy Machine1972 · Director	Director
Rapid Transit1969 · Director	Director
Displacement1969 · Director	Director