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Jason Harrington

Associate Professor and Film Program Director, Media Arts, Sciences and Studies
Phone: 607-274-1576
Office: 358 Roy H Park School of Communications, Ithaca, NY 14850

Jason Harrington's work has shown nationally and internationally. His most recent film, Timekeeper , is currently on the festival circuit. Other films include Tideline , which screened at over ten festivals worldwide including the Madonie Film Festival in Sicily and the Sydney World Film Festival in Australia, and The Tree with the Lights in It , which received multiple awards including Best Animation (SNOB Film Festival), Best Animation (DIGit Film Festival), and the Aglet Award (Red Rock Film Festival). His work draws on a range of animation and experimental filmmaking techniques rooted in traditional media, including drawing, painting, and sculpture, which he brings into digital and handmade film formats. He earned his B.A. in Human Ecology at the College of Atlantic and his M.F.A. in Film at Syracuse University.