Sundays (2026)
In this intimate, 2D animated, memoir, a daughter navigates the aftermath of loss as she reflects on the weekly rituals she once shared with her father.
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Screenings:
Sarasota Film Festival — April 2026 — World Premiere | Southeastern Premiere | Florida Premiere | Sarasota Premiere
New Jersey International Film Festival — May 2026 — Mid Atlantic Premiere | New Jersey Premiere | New Brunswick Premiere
Snake Alley Film Festival — July 2026 — Midwestern Premiere | Iowa Premiere | Burlington Premiere
Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology (PFCAT) — August 2026 — Northwestern Premiere | Oregon Premiere | Portland Premiere
Sidewalk Film Festival — August 2026 — Alabama Premiere | Birmingham Premiere
Breck Film Festival — September 2026 — Western Premiere | Colorado Premiere | Breckenridge Premiere
Animaze / Montreal International Animation Festival — September 2026 — International Premiere | Canadian Premiere | Quebec Premiere | Montreal Premiere
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival — October 2026 — Ohio Premiere | Northeastern Ohio Premiere | Chagrin Falls Premiere
Monadnock International Film Festival — October 2026 — Northeastern Premiere | New Hampshire Premiere | Keene Premiere
San Diego International Film Festival — October 2026 — California Premiere | San Diego Premiere
San Jose International Short Film Festival — October 2026 — San Jose Premiere
Credits:
PRODUCED BY: Awful Good
DIRECTED & ANIMATED BY: Ashley Gerst
LINE & COLOR CLEANUP: Luke Milem, Kitty Sanchez, and Angelique Silva
3D CAMERA LAYOUT AND SOUND DESIGN: Jasper Lin
MUSIC: “We MIght Be Dead by Tomorrow” Performed by Soko, Courtesy of Because Music Caroline, REcords/NKA Virgin Music under license from Universal Music Enterprises
SPECIAL THANKS: Rob Barto, Eileen Foti, Sonia Garbes-Putzel, Jane Gorton, Angela Kubik, Jasper Lin, John Mattiuzzi, Jackie Moss, Ben Morse, Adam Momsen, Chris Murphy, Justin Thomas & Tom Prusnek
THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY: Funds from Arts Alive: A Program of Arts Westchester with support of the Office of the Governor, New York State Legislature, and the New York State Council on the Arts | A Summer Stipend from the Research Center from the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at William Paterson University | A Microgrant Award from NYC’s PANO Network
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