Bunny
Context: Bunny is short analogue animation made using old film photos, hand drawn bunny frames, recycled paper bags, and audio from my backyard. This was for a passion project created during a workshop with artist Tala Rae Schlossberg in June 2024.
Video and Animations: Dane Ichimura
Lioness 2025
Context: A skate video project for the Otherness Skateboards meant to accompany a board series titled “Lioness” released Spring 2025. Features skateboarders from Portland, Seattle, Oakland, and Japan. Animations were printed frame by frame, cut, collaged, or altered, then scanned back in.
Video and Animations: Dane Ichimura
Art and Imagery: Mat O’Brien
Music: Levi Hirose playing Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard, Nana's Solo by Don Cherry
Skaters: Levi, Dane (Seattle,WA), Brent, Mat (Portland, OR), Barker, Matt Quiggle (Oakland, CA), Shine, Takahiro, and Ryo (Japan).
Additional filming: Tucker Glasow, Ryan Grady, Makoto Ishikawa, Masatoshi Koyama, Jon Colyer, Clinton Mott, and Alex Fazekas-Boone.
Yellow Hat
Context: A short animation printed frame by frame on printer paper, drawn on with oil pastels, and scanned back in.
Animation and Video: Dane Ichimura
Original clip filmed by: Alex Fazekas-Boone