Vashti Harrison (born 1988) is a writer, illustrator and filmmaker
based in Brooklyn, New York. She was born in Virginia and her films
and other artworks are rooted in Caribbean heritage and
folklore.Harrison was born in 1988 to an African American father and
an Indian mother, who is from Trinidad and Tobago. She was in TAG
(Talented and Gifted) and was described as "quiet and polite student"
by her TAG teacher Ms Corson. She went to Nandua Middle in ACPS. She
earned her BA in 2010 from the University of Virginia as a double
major in Media Studies and Studio Art with concentrations in Film and
Cinematography. She then went on to receive an MFA in Film and Video
from California Institute of Arts in 2014, where she attended Disney
and DreamWorks Animation classes. She held the Aunspaugh 5th Year
Fellowship in the McIntire Department of Art in 2010.Harrison's films
are experimental and rooted in Caribbean heritage and folklore. Her
films have been screened at the New York Film Festival, Rotterdam
International Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival.
She uses public appearances to offer advice for aspiring
artists.Harrison continues to make films, experimenting with a
Pixar-style animated short Hair Love, which celebrates a positive
black father-daughter relationships through the usage of black hair.
The film received $284,000 Kickstarter funding, after a campaign
headed by NFL wide receiver Matthew Cherry. Hair Love won Best
Animated Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
based in Brooklyn, New York. She was born in Virginia and her films
and other artworks are rooted in Caribbean heritage and
folklore.Harrison was born in 1988 to an African American father and
an Indian mother, who is from Trinidad and Tobago. She was in TAG
(Talented and Gifted) and was described as "quiet and polite student"
by her TAG teacher Ms Corson. She went to Nandua Middle in ACPS. She
earned her BA in 2010 from the University of Virginia as a double
major in Media Studies and Studio Art with concentrations in Film and
Cinematography. She then went on to receive an MFA in Film and Video
from California Institute of Arts in 2014, where she attended Disney
and DreamWorks Animation classes. She held the Aunspaugh 5th Year
Fellowship in the McIntire Department of Art in 2010.Harrison's films
are experimental and rooted in Caribbean heritage and folklore. Her
films have been screened at the New York Film Festival, Rotterdam
International Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival.
She uses public appearances to offer advice for aspiring
artists.Harrison continues to make films, experimenting with a
Pixar-style animated short Hair Love, which celebrates a positive
black father-daughter relationships through the usage of black hair.
The film received $284,000 Kickstarter funding, after a campaign
headed by NFL wide receiver Matthew Cherry. Hair Love won Best
Animated Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
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