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My Work
Rainy Days & Crooked Sheets
Jesse Colin Young - Trouble (Cat Stevens Cover - Official Video)

2021

Animator

Jesse Collin Young, previously from The Youngbloods band, does a cover of Cat Steven's classic hit Trouble, set to 70's and 60's rainbow style animations.

Jesse Colin Young - Trouble (Cat Stevens Cover - Official Video)
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Trouble - JCY
I Don't Like Drinking
Rainy Days and Crooked Sheets - Hi Crime

2021

Director/Animator

Hi Crime - Rainy Days & Crooked Sheets
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Rainy Days and Crooked sheets is a song created by local Seattle band Hi Crime. This piece is a lyric video that encapsulates the bittersweet feeling the song evokes through noir color tones and cartoonish animations.

What We See in the Clouds
I Don't Like Drinking
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Mary Claire - I Don't Like Drinking

2020

Director/Animator

Mary Claire, Seattle based musical artist, sings about a story of an experience they once had a party. This piece explores mixed media storytelling by incorporating live action filmmaking, stop motion, and 2D animation.

Ode to a Woman
What We See in the Clouds

2020

Director/Animator

What We See in the Clouds
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A lonely animator seeks companionship through asking her friends to tell her what they see in cloud pictures. She then proceeds to animate their visions. 

Colorways Lookbook
Ode to a Woman
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Jo the Wise - Ode to a Woman

2020

Editor

Ode to a Woman is a music video shot on 16mm film that features a cover of the song Ne me quitte pas (Don't Leave Me) sung by talent Jo the Wise and directed by Jordan Luyamba. The music video follows the day of a woman on her journey to self discovery. 

KEYS
The Colorways Fall/Winter 2020 Lookbook: Studio

2020

Editor/Animator

Colorways Fall/Winter 2020 Lookbook: Studio
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The Colorways is a festival based in Portland highlighting streetwear culture and the sneaker community, created to promote dialogue, entertain and spark new ideas. This look-book features 8 different clothing brands that came together to create some winter looks to be showcased.

SCIDpda
KEYS
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KEYS

2019

Director/Animator

Inspired by an essay I was required to write in college, KEYS follows the story of a college student who realizes that he has an hour to write a 3000 word essay for one of his classes. When he finally sits down to write it, he finds something strange has happened to his computer...

Drawing John
SCIDpda

2019

Editor

SCIDpda
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A promotional short for SCIDpda (Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority) and the important work that they perform in their community.

Sweet Dreams?
Drawing John
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Drawing John

2018

Director/Animator

Drawing John is a personal documentary about Barb's brother, John Hoffman, who has accumulated a large body of work of small drawing and doodles over his lifetime. This documentary covers his doodles from his childhood up to his adult years, and how they have reflected his past life journey.

Sweet Dreams?

2017

Director/Animator

SWEET DREAMS? A Stop-Motion Animation
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Sweet Dreams? was my first stop motion animation ever, and the first film that ever played in a film festival under my name. This film follows the stories of three different individuals and the strange dreams that they have encountered in their past.

WHY THE 3? ABOUT ME

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Barb isn't quite a common name amognst the youths born circa 1999, in case you haven't noticed that yet. However, I was fortunate enough to be named after both my grandma’s, Barbara Lee (left) and Barbara Hoffman (right).

 

Both of them have been a great inspiration to me throughout my life. Barbara Lee is a sailor who has gone on great adventures such as open ocean trips to the Galápagos Islands and Alaska. Barbara Hoffman on the other hand was a nurse who had many adventures herself, including meeting her future husband over a corpse in the morgue. 


Both Barbara’s always did what they loved, and always sailed to the beat of their own drum, both being and discovering their true selves. They both taught me how to be myself 

 

This is why I put the '3' in my title, Barb 3 Films. Consider it a nod to all the ways they inspire me!

To all the Barb's out there, rock on:)

 

 

Unfortunately, I am no longer a blissful bouncing baby, and this is now what I look like. >>>

A little more about me:

I grew up in the PNW, greater Seattle area. My family is awesome, and I love them a lot. I'm infatuated with cats like the rest of the internet, and my career goals are honestly just to keep having fun with creating whatever goofy weird things come to this brain of mine.

I started my journey in film by making silly movies as a kid with my friends (I mean who didn't though right?). My most memorable projects were the strange music videos we would make to Weird Al tracks. From there on the addiction snowballed, and soon enough I was attending local film festivals and applying to film making college programs.

Going forward I got to be a part of amazing film festivals such as NFFTY and SIFF (if you don't know of them I highly recommended you look them up!)

After graduating with a Film Studies degree from Seattle University, now I work full time at an awesome production company called SHEP Films, whom made the indie sci-fi production called Prospect (2018). You should also really check this movie out if you have not seen it!

And now you know the rest of the story! If you want to get in contact with me about anything whatsoever, feel free to use the info below. That's all folx!

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CONTACT

Email: barbhoffman33@gmail.com
Tel: 425-533-1883
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