We started Animation Chico for a simple reason. There was no outlet here for animators to show their work. Chico has never been short on artists. What it did not have was a room where someone who spent eight months on a two minute stop motion piece could sit in the dark and watch strangers react to it.

On July 17, The New York Times featured The Fuzzies in its "Five Horror Movies to Stream Now" column, placing the film I photographed alongside studio releases like Obsession and the new Silent Night, Deadly Night.

When Director Josh Funk and I first sat down to establish the visual language for The Fuzzies, our mandate was singular: don't just make a horror movie, resurrect one. We wanted the screen to carry the specific, tactile weight of 1980s cinema, that analog grain-and-grit that lives in the body as much as the eye. Everything that followed, every lens choice, every lighting rig, every camera move, was built in service of that feeling. The Glass and the Sensor My primary capture

When considering indie filmmaking destinations, major cities like New York or Los Angeles might come to mind. Yet, nestled in Northern California is Chico, a lively college town rapidly becoming an indie filmmaker's haven. Here's why.

Shawn Dyer is excited to announce that he will be collaborating with Josh Funk and Dustin Vaught on their upcoming film project "The FUZZIES"