Deborah Keller-Rihn created a community arts festival called Lighten Up, which was presented on August 6th, 2016. In many ways it resembled the Noche de Recuerdos festivals I worked on with her in the past. This Lighten Up event was more energetic, less reflective. But, still, quite a success. I decided to add, as my offering to the event, a short animated film which looped. It was projected just above the waterline at the little casting pool across from Woodlawn Lake.

Here’s a shortened version of my film, sped up and with some audio elements. The imagery was taken from the same photo shoot with Michi Fink which led to the photos I submitted to the CARAS III group show in September.