This Is A Story Without A Plan: Interview with Cassie Shao

Cassie is an animation director currently based in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the School of Cinematic Arts at USC. She works across the field of independent films, music videos, explainer videos, experiential installations, and advertisements. ​ Cassie's work often explores the feeling of uncertainty, a state of unknown becoming, and the unconsciousness of movement and time as her characters continue to confront absurdity. She blends together digital and analogue material to evoke an otherworldly perspective. This Is a Story Without a Plan envisions two characters witnessing a constant explosion in different fragments of their lives. #slamdance #movie #film #Toronto #review #interview