“The Matchbox Shows deftly reveal the big emotions lurking within seemingly tiny details.”-The Gothamist

Laura Heit's ingenious, do-it-yourself approach to animation takes a variety of forms and formats; her films employ puppets, hand drawing, and computer animation, as well as stop motion and a wonderful toy theater. Heit is drawn to the “deep, dark,” calamities, anxieties, and mysteries-in one film, a woman imagines being invisible, others pay tribute to 9/11 and a pioneering woman paleontologist. Heit will perform one of her Matchbook Shows, where she manipulates miniature puppets to enact a tiny cabaret, which is then projected onscreen. She will also discuss her book, Animation Sketchbooks, a beautiful revelation of the creative processes of fellow animators.