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Timothy Reckart Jr. is an American
animator and director based in
Los Angeles, specializing in puppet
stop motion. He is best known for his 2012 film
Head over Heels, nominated for the
Academy Award for
Best Animated Short Film in 2013.
[2]
Reckart grew up
Catholic in
Tucson, Arizona, where he attended
University High School.
[3]
[4] He studied History and Literature at
Harvard University where he graduated in 2009.
[3] He later attended the
National Film and Television School in
Beaconsfield,
Buckinghamshire, UK, where he graduated in 2012 from the Directing Animation course.
[5] Reckart is currently based in
Los Angeles where he also does work in multiplane collage animation, digital
2D animation, and
pixilation. In 2017, he directed the Christian computer-animated film based on the
Nativity of Jesus,
The Star, for
Sony Pictures Animation.
[6]
[7]
Filmography
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Leftovers (2006, director, writer, editor, producer)
- Token Hunchback (2009, director, writer)
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Head over Heels (2012, director, writer, animator)
- Los Jarochos: A Sketch Show (2013, director, editor)
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Tumble Leaf (2015, animator)
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Anomalisa (2015, lead animator)
[8]
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Armikrog (2015, animator)
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Community (2015, animator)
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Panchagavya (2015, editor)
- Grand Opening (2016, director, writer)
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The Star (2017, director)
References
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^ Belz, Emily (February 23, 2013).
"Hearts in clay". World. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
...,but it comes from a 26-year-old, unmarried filmmaker.
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^
Oscar.go.com
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b
"Former Tucsonan Reckart snags Oscar nomination", Arizona Daily Star, January 10, 2013
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^ Greydanus, Steven D.
"Interview: Catholic filmmaker Timothy Reckart, director of The Star | Decent Films - SDG Reviews". Decent Films. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
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^
Nfts.co.uk
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^ Flores, Terry (April 7, 2015).
"Oscar-Nommed Timothy Reckart to Make Feature Directing Debut on Sony Toon (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
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^ Kroll, Justin (August 5, 2015).
"Sony Dates 16 Films Including Two More 'Bad Boys' Sequels, 'Jumanji' Remake". Variety. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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^ McLean, Tom (October 31, 2017).
"The Star: In A Different Light". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
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