A BIRD HIT MY WINDOW AND NOW I'M A LESBIAN
"It's brilliant! It's beautiful! The production design... animation... story... pacing... all of it brilliant. "
- Kate Stransky
"While it didn't have the run time of the average Hollywood block buster, this film carried more weight, heart, and passion than most film's I've seen this year. Incredibly impressive and I loved it"
-Vladiesminombre, Letterbox Review
"Absolute banger."
- Marbizzle, Letterbox Review
Selections
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Athens International Film + Video Festival
Festival MIX Brasil de Cultura de Diversidade
Image + Nation Festival Film LGBT2SQueer Montreal
Oxford Film Festival
​Spokane International Film Festival
Fabulous Independent Film Festival
SAIC Ex Fest
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival
All that Moves International Film Festival
Roze Filmdagen Film Festival​​
American Documentary and Animation Film Festival
Brighton International Animation Film Festival
Tricky Women Tricky Realities
Immaginaria International Film Festival
SaFFlicks
DC Independent Film Festival
Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival​
Short Film Breaks
Short. Sweet. Film Fest.​​
Wicked Queer: Boston's LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Awards
​Best Animated Short - DC Independent Film Festival
Best Short. Sweet. Film - Short. Sweet. Film Fest.
Best of Fest and Best Short Film - SaFFlicks
Best Screenplay, Best Technique, and Best Audio Design for an LGBT Short - All that Moves International Film Festival
1st Place - SAIC Ex Fest
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A Film By
Carmela Murphy and AJ Dubler
Carmela Murphy is a filmmaker and artist specializing in stop motion animation and screenwriting. She received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Spring 2024. She adores telling narrative and fantastical stories that explore the weird and the wonderful.
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AJ Dubler is a stop motion animator, 2D animator, and storyboard artist. They have experience working on stop motion productions and creating their own films. AJ is the recipient of the Presidential Scholarship at SAIC and graduated with distinction in Fall 2023.
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AJ and Carmela met at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and knew they were destined to collaborate. With a shared love of stop motion and lesbians, A Bird Hit my Window and Now I'm A Lesbian was born.
The Cast
"Gray"
Jordan Gantos
Jordan (they/them) is an interdisciplinary ceramicist and sculptor informed by Romantic philosophy, natural mysticism, and a love for the living.
"Fionn"
Cecelie Lopez
Cecelie (they/them) is a movement-based performance artist, testing bodily limits to explore anti-human endurance on the queer body.
"Alex"
Timothy Sullivan
Timothy (he/him) is an actor and improviser in Chicago who enjoys making comedy videos.