Evan Bode

Thine Own Self
Digital Video, Animation and Live-Action
5 min 55 sec
2023

Torn from their home by a hand in the sky, colorful spirits struggle against a tyrannical binary in this surreal, wordless piece of mixed media animation about the pursuit of authentic selfhood.

Bio

Evan Bode is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, composer, and animator who challenges borders and binaries through a playful mix of mediums. Bode’s work has screened internationally at festivals in Brazil, Germany, Greece, Croatia, the U.K., Australia, India, and South Africa, as well as across the United States.

Bode graduated with honors from Colorado State University in 2020 with a B.A. in Communication Studies and minors in Sociology, English, and Film Studies. Currently, they attend Syracuse University as an MFA candidate in the Film program.

In 2021, Evan was one of five filmmakers selected as a winner of the Gotham Institute’s 2021 Student Showcase sponsored by JetBlue and Focus Features, a success featured in Filmmaker Magazine.