Rachel Wagner

2 months ago | rotoscopers.com | Rachel Wagner

Next up in our series interviewing the Sundance animators we have a conversation with Amanda Strong director of the short Inkwo for When the Starving Return. So tell us a little bit about how you got started in film…I went to school for photography and illustration at the Sheridan College. And so a lot of my training came from, I was fortunate enough to have analog camera training as well as digital as like when the switch to digital was happening.

Jan 24, 2025 | rotoscopers.com | Rachel Wagner

Next up in our series interviewing the Sundance animators we have a conversation with May Kindred-Boothby animator behind the short The Eating of an Orange. So tell us a little bit about how you got inspired to animateI started off as an illustrator and then when I found out that I could make the pictures move, it was like this magical power that had been opened up to me. And I haven’t stopped animating sinceIt feels like the closest thing to being able to show someone your dreams.

Jan 21, 2025 | rotoscopers.com | Rachel Wagner

In just a few days the Sundance Film Festival will begin in Park City, Utah and one of the most exciting aspects of this festival is the animated shorts category. This year we have the opportunity to talk to as many of the minds behind these shorts as possible in a series of interviews that begins today. These creative minds are dynamic and exciting and can’t help but make us enthusiastic for the future of the medium. First up we have animator Mansi Maheshwari.

Sep 12, 2024 | utahtheatrebloggers.com | Rachel Wagner

SALT LAKE CITY — I know there are theater patrons and even critics who immediately dismiss a new production when it is based on a favorite feature film. However, I always try to give whatever I’m seeing the benefit of the doubt hoping to be surprised and entertained. Unfortunately, the Broadway touring production of Mrs Doubtfire: the Musical at Eccles Theater is about as bland, forgettable and annoying as a screen-to-stage adaptation gets, not leaving much to recommend about it.

Sep 11, 2024 | utahtheatrebloggers.com | Rachel Wagner

MAGNA — With its timeless themes and exploration into religion and family, it shouldn’t be a big surprise that Fiddler on the Roof is a musical often put on here in Utah. Despite the repetition, I always look forward to seeing it. My most recent opportunity was at the Empress Theatre in Magna, a theatre company that rarely disappoints, and certainly didn’t this time.