About
Carmela is a filmmaker and artist specializing in stop motion animation, fabrication, and screenwriting. She received her BFA in film and animation from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2024.​
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Carmela adores the weird and the wonderful. Her work explores narrative storytelling, intertwining intimacy with the absurd.
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Selected Awards
2024 - USA Climbing Collegiate Ambassador of the Year
2024 - SAIC Graduating Student Leadership Award
2024 - ExFest, First Place for "A Bird Hit My Window and Now I'm a Lesbian
2024 - World Less Traveled Film Award
2023 - Time Warp Weekend Best Special Effects Ex Tv
2022 - SAIC Artist and Leadership Award
2020 - National Association of Women Artists Scholarship
2020 - Micheal Colby Scholarship
2020 - SAIC Creative Honors Scholarship
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