A New York City native, Jane Aaron was an essential voice in the city’s independent animation scene beginning in the 1970s. She employed a number of sophisticated rigs and stop-motion techniques throughout her career to innovate and celebrate intersections of movement, color, and play. Highlighting both her independent and commercial films, this program underscores Aaron’s legacy as an individual talent and steadfast collaborator, working alongside life partner and fellow filmmaker Skip Blumberg and composer Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan). Blumberg donated Aaron’s film and video work, as well as her production art, to MoMA in 2021.
A Brand New Day. 1974. 3 min. DCP
In Plain Sight. 1977. 3 min. DCP
Kuumba. 1978. 7 min. Codirected by Robert Bloomberg. 16 mm
Interior Designs. 1980. 4 min.
Selections from Sesame Street. 3 min. DCP
Remains to Be Seen. 1981. 6 min. DCP
Traveling Light. 1985. 2 min. DCP
Selections from MTV and Nick at Nite. 6 min. DCP
Set in Motion. 1986. 4 min. DCP
This Time Around. 1989. 5 min. DCP
American Pixilation Dance Theatre Presents. Directed by Skip Blumberg, Alice Wexler. 3 min. DCP
Program approx. 47 min.