Bio

Alison Davis is an animator based in Winnipeg, Canada. Working primarily with drawing, painting and other analogue techniques, her short films and videos explore the vast imaginative and visual possibilities of animation as a medium. Davis holds a BFA in Film Animation from Concordia University in Montreal, and has had the good fortune of screening her films and videos at festivals around the world.

Works

Luxuriate

  • 2014
  • Alison Davis

A meditation on opulence, desire and excess Luxuriate uses stop-motion to animate second-hand fur pelts and gold chains.

Luxuriate

My Flesh Crawls

  • 2018
  • Alison Davis

Your flesh is porous. If you are not vigilant something could slip through. It is important to check yourself over and then check again. This hand-painted animation will show you how.

My Flesh Crawls

Teeth and Worms

  • 2018
  • Alison Davis

In this hand-painted animation, a woman examines her face closely in the mirror.

Teeth and Worms

The Origin of Ocean Rabbit

  • 2010
  • Alison Davis

My oldest and dearest stuffed animal, Ocean Rabbit, was given to me following a bizarre and tragic incident concerning my sister's imaginary pet frog. Based on a true story, The Origin of Ocean Rabbit is an animated tale recounting how a bizarre and tragic incident concerning my sister’s imaginary pet frog led my aunt to give me my oldest and dearest stuffed animal, Ocean Rabbit.

Origin of Ocean Rabbit, The

Loving the Bomb

  • 2009
  • Alison Davis

We need this. So look for the good and ignore the rest.

Loving the Bomb