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Hello! I’m an award winning filmmaker, animator and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York.

With 15+ years of freelance experience, I’ve worked as a 2D animator and director for clients such as Pokémon, the NBA, A$AP Rocky, Eminem & Snoop Dogg, Sony Pictures, Disney, Netflix and the X-Games. In addition, my short films have played at a variety of prestigious festivals, illustrations have been both published and featured in prominent gallery exhibitions and I currently participate on several film festival juries.

Recently my film Buzzkill screened at over 60 festivals, winning 12 awards including Best Animated Short at Screamfest, Flicker's RIIFF Vortex, GenreBlast and Woodstock - the latter resulting in an Academy Award qualification. It’s now streaming on Screambox, Alter, BloodstreamTV and as a Vimeo Staff Pick. My new award winning film Poppa is available now on Scrimshaw Animation, after playing festivals worldwide.

These days I’m available for remote work from my home studio, which includes a large Cintiq, Adobe’s Creative Suite, a grumpy cat and all the necessary file sharing and communication tools.

Bushwick Film Fest poster design

Bushwick Film Fest poster design

Peter Ahern

Dropping my poster design for the 19th annual Bushwick Film Fest! Thrilled for this opportunity!
Below are my thoughts:

“One of the things I love most about Bushwick is all the unexpected details hiding in plain sight. For the 2026 BFF poster, I wanted to move beyond traditional film imagery and celebrate a special, offbeat neighborhood icon: the bodega cat.

I’ve always found these felines wonderfully surreal...chillin on a loaf of bread while guarding the corner store from rats somehow feels quintessentially New York.

This design is a tribute to these cool independent kitties as well as the local businesses they inhabit, which define our communities and continue to inspire the artists and filmmakers who call Brooklyn home.”

Details about our merch are coming soon! See you at the festival October 7-11, tickets and passes are on sale now!

 
 
 

concept sketch

 
Poppa coming soon to BloodstreamTV

Poppa coming soon to BloodstreamTV
Bushwick Film Fest animation partnership

Bushwick Film Fest animation partnership