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