Animated Films of Eric Leiser

Eric Leiser, former Hastings Old Town resident, is an award-winning artist, experimental filmmaker, animator, puppeteer, writer and holographer working in New York and born in California.

An alumni of CalArt’s Experimental Animation program, Eric creates animated and live action feature films and shorts, as well as intricate works integrating animation, puppetry, painting, holography, live performance and installation. His animated/live action films have been shown at such revered venues as the Whitney Museum of American Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, and the BFI (British Film Institute), among others.

Join Eric and friends at this special night celebrating the very best from his vast back catalogue of progressive and experimental short films.

About Eric Leiser

Eric Leiser has made 4 feature films to date, Faustbook, Imagination, Glitch in the Grid and Apocalypsis. His upcoming 5th animated feature film Twilight Park is in production.

Along with feature films, 70 short films ranging from 1997 to present, mostly compose the artist's filmography. Eric's brother and frequent collaborator Jeffrey Leiser created the music and sound design for the four features and 70 short films with a few exceptions.

The Leiser Brothers share the writing credits for feature films Imagination and Twilight Park with the addition of collaborator Maude Swift. Eric is also a well known holographer and fine artist, a plethora of books on contemporary art, animation and physics/optics have included chapters on the artist's work. Eric's work is part of the permanent collection of the EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam, NL and over 50 film collections worldwide including fine artworks.

Recent solo exhibitions include Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Binálé Video Art Biennial in Budapest, Roswell Museum in Roswell, NM, Centro Multimeios Museum and Planetarium in Porto, Filmhuis Cavia in Amsterdam, the Horse Hospital in London, Holocenter Museum in New York, Exploratorium Museum and Shapeshifters Cinema in the Bay Area, Galerie du Haut Pave Gallery in Paris, Galerie Entropia in Poland, Fringe Exhibitions Gallery and MaRS Gallery in Los Angeles, Sound of MU Gallery in Oslo, Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and Goldsmiths, University of London.

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