Geoff Marslett
Geoff Marslett, born in Texas, is an animator, director, writer, producer and actor. He grew up as a cowboy with an interest in physics and worked both in construction and at the Naval Research Laboratory before becoming a filmmaker.
His films often revolve around the romance of connection and the way that exploring your universe changes you and the place you’re exploring. He has written software, alternatively used other software and utilized numerous analog and digital techniques to produce unique and original animation and image processing. He has produced and directed animated features, short films, documentaries and live action features.
He has screened at festivals worldwide including Sundance, SXSW, Fantastic Fest, Annecy, Munich, Vancouver and BFI London. They have also appeared on Netflix, Amazon, SONY Crackle, PBS and the Sundance Channel. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2009 and has won major awards from SXSW, Annecy and Champs-Élysées.
Education
MFA, Film Production, University of Texas at Austin
BA, The Great Books Program, St. John's College, Santa Fe and Annapolis
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Filmography includes
Quantum Cowboys (2022)
The Phantom 52 (2019)
Yakona (as producer, 2014)
Loves Her Gun (2013)
MARS (2010)
Monkey vs. Robot (2000)