SOMEONE YOU KNOW
Documentary | 20"
3 Women. 3 Decisions. 1 Hostile landscape.
A short documentary about 3 women who had abortions later in their pregnancy,
the barriers they faced along the way, and the extraordinary lengths they went to get the care they needed.
the barriers they faced along the way, and the extraordinary lengths they went to get the care they needed.



Asha Dahya contacted me after watching "Abortion with Pills" and "I will tell",
Two other commissioned animations related to abortion.
She told me that she had a recorded doc and wanted to add animation to it,
but had never worked with animation before.
Two other commissioned animations related to abortion.
She told me that she had a recorded doc and wanted to add animation to it,
but had never worked with animation before.
I assume the animation direction and production. I also did the storyboard, art direction, and illustrations, and I invited two animators to help me bring it alive.





[ SOMEONE YOU KNOW was premiered at the Athena Film Fest in March 2024 in NYC,
won the Collision Awards for the animation, and is currently playing in other film festivals ]
won the Collision Awards for the animation, and is currently playing in other film festivals ]
Storyboard | Styleframes | Animation
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Storyboard for the trailer.



Director/Producer: Asha Dahya
Co-Producer: Sarah Moshman
Editor: Prakshi Malik
Animation Direction, Storyboard, and Illustrations: Marcita
Digital Animation: Marina Corbane
Traditional Animation: Flávia Godoy
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Character Design

