Agnes Escapes from the Nursing Home

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"Agnes Escapes from the Nursing Home"

A hauntingly beautiful film. 

Beverly Freeman, Coe Films

"Agnes Escapes from the Nursing Home"

The poetic reflections of a disturbed mind: remarkable animation. 

John GIllett, The London Film Festival

"Agnes Escapes from the Nursing Home"

Threaded through this program are four short films, of which the most remarkable is "Agnes Escapes From the Nursing Home", a cel animation by the extremely gifted Eileen O'Meara, whose colors and images are delicate and mysterious...

Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times 

Screenings

Sundance Film Festival
London Film Festival

Showtime Cable Network

The Movie Channel

Short Cuts, P.B.S.

Channel 4 London

Chicago International Film Festival

Krakow International Film Festival

Moscow International Film Festival

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Bilbao International Festival of Documentary & Short Films

Huesca International Film Festival

AFI-Fest

Ann Arbor Film Festival

Cork International Film Festival

New York Expo of Short Films 

Athens International Film Festival

Klagenfurt International Film & Video Festival

Mons International Film Festival

Badalona International Film Festival

Algarve International Film Festival

Brno International Film Festival

Danubiale/Krems International Film Festival

Certamen International Film Festival, Barcelona

Mesnil-le-Roi International Film Festival

Cleveland International Film Festival

Onion City Film Festival

Big Muddy Film Festival

Humboldt Film Festival

Vancouver International Film Festival

ASIFA International Film Festival

Sinking Creek Film Festival

Canadian International Film Festival

Awards

CINE Eagle
Star Award, Canadian International Film Festival
Audience Award, Ann Arbor Film Festival
Certificate of Merit, Chicago International Film Festival

"Agnes Escapes from the Nursing Home"

16mm, hand-drawn, hand-painted cel animation

Other short fIlms:

"That Strange Person"

"Panic Attack!"

Contact me for screeners

eileenaomeara@gmail.com