George Griffin

Biography

Independent animator George Griffin (b.1943) grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, was drafted into the army, studied political science at Dartmouth, then moved to New York in 1967. He apprenticed in commercial studios while also experimenting with design influenced by Saul Steinberg and animation techniques in the spirit of Robert Breer. Griffin has made over 30 films, 10 seconds to 30 minutes long, cartoon narratives and self-referential documations, melding abstraction and figuration. He also makes viewer-activated, animated objects such as mutoscopes and flipbooks. He received Guggenheim, New York State Council, and National Endowment grants, and published FRAMES and FLIP-PACK. Griffin taught courses at Harvard, Parsons, Pratt, and through his studio, Metropolis Graphics, produced educational, commercial, and public service spots for TV. He has served on numerous international film festival panels and written essays for academic journals and books.

Movies with George Griffin

• Lineage 1979
• Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 2008
• Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 2007

Movies directed by George Griffin

• Academy Leader Variations 1987 · ★ 5.6
• It's an O.K. Life 1980 · ★ 6.5
• The Club 1975 · ★ 7.0
• Viewmaster 1976 · ★ 8.0
• A Little Routine 1994 · ★ 7.0
• Head 1975 · ★ 3.0
• Ko-Ko 1988 · ★ 4.0
• Lineage 1979
• Coal Creek 2015
• New Fangled 1990
• Flying Fur 1981
• The Meadows Green 1975
• Trikfilm 3 1973
• Rapid Transit 1969
• Displacement 1969
• The Candy Machine 1972
• Trikfilm 1 1973
• BLOCK PRINT 1978
• L'Age Door 1975
• The Bather 2009
• Thumbnail Sketches 1977