Stefan Nadelman recently provided roughly 30 minutes of animation for the award-winning feature documentary “Connected” by Tiffany Shlain. Nadelman’s goal was to create a visual style that would blend seamlessly with the stock and verité footage counterparts used in the film. Nadelman says “In doing this, I tried to vary my animation techniques as if they came from different hands while coming from the same school. The addition of grain and vignettes, the repeated use of animations, and the consistency of typefaces helped to create the film’s cohesive visual language.”

 
If you happen to be in New York or Denver check it out!

 


Here is the official synopsis of the film:

Have you ever faked a restroom trip to check your email? Slept with your laptop? Or become so overwhelmed that you just unplugged from it all? In this funny, eye-opening, and inspiring film, Director Tiffany Shlain takes audiences on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to discover what it means to be connected in the 21st century. From founding The Webby Awards to being a passionate advocate for The National Day of Unplugging, Shlain’s love/hate relationship with technology serves as the springboard for a thrilling exploration of modern life…and our interconnected future. Equal parts documentary and memoir, the film unfolds during a year in which technology and science literally become a matter of life and death for the director. As Shlain’s father battles brain cancer and she confronts a high-risk pregnancy, her very understanding of connection is challenged. Using a brilliant mix of animation, archival footage, and home movies, Shlain reveals the surprising ties that link us not only to the people we love but also to the world at large. A personal film with universal relevance, Connected explores how, after centuries of declaring our independence, it may be time for us to declare our interdependence instead.

An award-winning feature documentary

World Premiere Sundance 2011

Winner of Interdependence Film Prize by The Berlin Film Festival

& The Interdependence Movement

Winner of Women in Film National Geographic Award

Winner of Best Documentary Audience Award- Maui Film Festival

Selected for Sundance USA Tour

Selected for Special Screening at Cannes Intenational Film Market

Invited to over 30 National and International Festivals

National Theatrical Release Fall 2011

Written by Tiffany Shlain, Ken Goldberg, Carlton Evans, and Sawyer Steele

Narrated by Peter Coyote

Edited by Tiffany Shlain and Dalan McNabola

Animation by Stefan Nadelman

Composed by Gunnard Doboze

 

Release Dates:

NYC begins October 14^th

Denver begins October 28th