A Spot for Frog (2022)

Locked out of the school art room, a creative nonbinary teen named Frog grapples with anxiety as they seek a new place to eat lunch. Imagination blurs with reality in this hybrid work of live action and animation about the search for identity, belonging, and expression on the margins of the norm.

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Laurels with text reading Official Selection: Seattle Queer Film Festival 2022

Laurels with text reading Leeds Queer Film Festival Official Selection 2023

Rainbow Laurles with text reading Official Selection Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival 2023

Laurels with text reading Official Selection Reelout Queer Film Festival Kingston, Canada

Octopus Arm Laurels with text reading Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival Official Selection 2022

Black laurels with black text reading FINALIST Kansas City Underground Film Festival 2023

Black laurels with black text reading Honorable Mention: Experimental Forum 2023

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WINNER of the "Director’s Choice Award" at Thomas Edison Film Festival, United States, 2023
WINNER of "Best Animation" at New Jersey International Film Festival, United States, 2023
WINNER of "Best Arthouse Fiction" at Adria International Short Film Festival, Croatia, 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
- OUTFEST Los Angeles, United States, 2023
- Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival, Canada, 2023
- Leeds Queer Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2023
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia, 2023
- ImageOut: Rochester LGBTQ+ Film Festival , United States, 2023
- Reelout Queer Film Festival, Canada, 2023
- Nantucket Pride Youth Film Festival, United States, 2023
- Florence Queer Festival, Italy, 2023
- Magnolia Independent Film Festival, United States, 2023
- Seattle Queer Film Festival, United States, 2022
- Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival, United States, 2022
- New York Lift-Off Film Festival, United States, 2023
- New Filmmakers Showcase at Syracuse International Film Festival, United States, 2022
- Munich New Wave Film Festival, Germany, 2023 (Honorable Mention: "Best Director")
Honorable Mention for Merced Queer Film Festival, United States, 2023
Honorable Mention for Experimental Forum, United States, 2023
Finalist for Kansas City Underground Film Festival, United States, 2023
Semi-Finalist for Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, United States, 2023
Semi-Finalist for Blow-Up Arthouse Filmfest - Chicago, United States, 2023
Semi-Finalist for Change the Script: Shorts Informed by Lived Experience, Canada, 2023

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This film was made in partial fulfillment of an MFA in Film in the Department of Film and Media Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University, Spring 2022.

Writer, Director, & Producer: Evan Bode

Editor & Animator: Evan Bode
Composer: Evan Bode

Actor, Frog: Jeanne Kambara

Actor, Lyla: Emily K. Hernandez

Actor, School Resource Officer: W. Trent Welstead

Director of Photography: Sam Azghandi
Assistant Director & Script Supervisor: Sarah Aristy Camejo
Costume Assistant & Second AD: Mmakgosi Anita Tau

Frog Hat Crocheted by: Xuan Liu Gaffer: Meilin Luo

Assistant Camera & Best Boy Electric: Jeremy Shinder

Sound Mixer: Keyi Zhang Boom Operator: Tevvon
Casting Assistant: Fran López

Set Decoration Assistant: Antonio Castillo

Editing Assistance: Mia Stegner Additional VFX: Ryan Bode
Craft Services / Transportation: Shana & Brian Bode
Production Assistants: Mia Stegner, Ryan Bode

A Spot for Frog (2022)

Locked out of the school art room, a creative nonbinary teen named Frog grapples with anxiety as they seek a new place to eat lunch. Imagination blurs with reality in this hybrid work of live action and animation about the search for identity, belonging, and expression on the margins of the norm.

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This film was made in partial fulfillment of an MFA in Film in the Department of Film and Media Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University, Spring 2022.

AWARDS AND SCREENINGS