Event

The Drew Christie Show

The Drew Christie Show
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 9PM

Animator Drew Christie has been a staple of Local Sightings since the mid-2000's, winning our jury prize for his short film The Man Who Shot the Man Who Shot Lincoln. His work is characterized by wry, erudite humor that often illuminates history while lovingly skewering its subjects in terse language, leaving his viewers in a joyful state of reflection. His animation technique applies hand-drawn figures to unusual surfaces including books, newsprint, linocut and crumbled paper, rendering some of the most human touches the medium has seen.

In 2011, Drew's short Song Of The Spindle premiered at Local Sightings, then went on to screen at the Sundance Film Festival. Since then, Drew has become a regular contributor to the New York Times' Op-Docs, with recent entries on the nutria and originality. Additional accolades include being short-listed for a Stranger Genius award. It is with great pleasure that we present this first-ever retrospective of Drew's animation, a oeuvre of quirky, sensibly contemplative material that will leave you smiling and hungry for more.