ABOUT Aalaa, also known as Ella, is an SF Bay Area based artist with a love for all things animation and story related. Animated films, fantasy novels, comics, and cartoons shaped her interest in storytelling as a child and have inspired her to write and draw her own stories. Her bachelor's degree in art and design certificate from UC Berkeley helped develop her skills in fine art as well as entertainment design. In 2022 she was accepted into the HBO Max x Warnermedia Access Animated Shorts Program. Her most recent project was an animated short film, "Leech", which she wrote, directed, storyboarded, and created character and background designs for. She's currently pursuing character and prop design opportunities.
CONTACT
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PRESS
DEADLINE Exclusive
https://deadline.com/video/hbo-max-amp-warner-bros-discovery-to-stream-access-animated-anthology/
CARTOON BREW
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/hbo-max-warnermedia-access-animated-shorts-226206.html
Animation Magazine
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/02/only-you-wbd-access-animated-shorts-anthology-will-stream-on-hbo-max/
Animation World Network
https://www.awn.com/news/hbo-max-stream-animated-shorts-12-underrepresented-artists
Toonado
https://toonado.com/cartoons/hbo-max-to-stream-8-animated-short-films-in-only-you-an-animated-shorts-collection-a7140#gs.qornmq
CBF - Animated Movies & TV shows in March
https://www.cbr.com/new-animated-movies-tv-shows-march-2023/
BUBBLE BLABBER
https://www.bubbleblabber.com/review-only-you-an-animated-shorts-collection/
The Daily Californian
https://www.dailycal.org/2018/05/10/put-this-on-your-cv
CONTACT
[email protected]
PRESS
DEADLINE Exclusive
https://deadline.com/video/hbo-max-amp-warner-bros-discovery-to-stream-access-animated-anthology/
CARTOON BREW
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/hbo-max-warnermedia-access-animated-shorts-226206.html
Animation Magazine
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/02/only-you-wbd-access-animated-shorts-anthology-will-stream-on-hbo-max/
Animation World Network
https://www.awn.com/news/hbo-max-stream-animated-shorts-12-underrepresented-artists
Toonado
https://toonado.com/cartoons/hbo-max-to-stream-8-animated-short-films-in-only-you-an-animated-shorts-collection-a7140#gs.qornmq
CBF - Animated Movies & TV shows in March
https://www.cbr.com/new-animated-movies-tv-shows-march-2023/
BUBBLE BLABBER
https://www.bubbleblabber.com/review-only-you-an-animated-shorts-collection/
The Daily Californian
https://www.dailycal.org/2018/05/10/put-this-on-your-cv