Weekends
USA / Animation / 15'17 / HD / Color / 2017
It is the story of a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal dream like moments mix with the domestic realities of a broken up family in this hand animated film set in 1980's Toronto.
Director: Trevor Jimenez
Script: Trevor Jimenez
Producer: Jeremy Slome
Musician: Andrew Vernon
Editing: Trevor Jimenez
Sound: Kenny Pickett, Adrian Maruri
Animation: Trevor Jimenez, Vlad Kooperman, Xavier Riffault, Madeline Sharafian, Shaz Lym, Tony Maki, Adam Campbell, Stephen Neary, Michael Yates
Cast: Krista Sheffler, Jennifer Ceci, Jerome Ranft, Bonnie Tai
CV
Trevor Jimenez is a Canadian filmmaker who has worked as a story artist for over 10 years, most notably at Pixar, Disney Feature Animation, and Blue Sky Studios. He currently works in the story department at Pixar while pursuing his own creative projects.
Filmography
Weekends 2017, Key Lime Pie 2007
Festivals Attended
Weekends: Warsaw Film Festival, Oaxaca Film Festival, Spark CG Festival, San Jose International Shorts Festival, St. Louis Int. Film Festival, London Short Film Festival
Awards
Weekends: Best Animated Short - Warsaw Film Festival, Best Animated Short - Oaxaca Film Festival, Director’s Prize - Spark CG Festival
Key Lime Pie: Best Animated Short - AFI Dallas
Contact
weekendsfilm@gmail.com