THE DEADLINE

Jane, desperate to please her boss, pushes herself past her limits and falls asleep at work. In a colourful school dreamworld, she confronts a childlike version of her boss and the boundaries she’s neglected, forcing her to choose between continuing the cycle or finally breaking free.

Presented as Part Of Virtual #3 – ANIMATIONS BLOCK 3

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Virtual

Virtual

Nov 09

Credits

Director(s):

Kayla Bergeron

Biography(s):

Kayla Bergeron is a Filipina-Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Vancouver, BC, on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media Arts in 2D Animation at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Working across animation, digital illustration, and painting, her practice combines painterly environments with stylized graphic aesthetics to create emotionally driven narratives inspired by childhood memory, Filipino heritage, and themes of nostalgia.

Writer(s):

Kayla Bergeron & Sydney Gazso 

Cast:

Gail Cruikshanks as Jane, BOSS as Jory Oclarino, BOSS (child) as Raine Mateo