https://emilyhalaka.com emily halaka Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:23:48 +0000 https://emilyhalaka.com en https://emilyhalaka.com/homepage Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:50:14 +0000 emily halaka https://emilyhalaka.com/homepage https://emilyhalaka.com/animation Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:23:57 +0000 emily halaka https://emilyhalaka.com/animation https://emilyhalaka.com/contact Wed, 09 Mar 2016 23:04:53 +0000 emily halaka https://emilyhalaka.com/contact <img width="189" height="184" width_o="189" height_o="184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/067843663609c96034d93d8f8944af5bfbc551ca4ecd3c5d93036dab5e41b012/ezgif-4-9e3721468a.gif" data-mid="139037702" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/189/i/067843663609c96034d93d8f8944af5bfbc551ca4ecd3c5d93036dab5e41b012/ezgif-4-9e3721468a.gif" /> emily halaka is an animator &amp; illustrator from california. emilyhalaka [at] gmail.com https://emilyhalaka.com/organic-matter Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:43:05 +0000 emily halaka https://emilyhalaka.com/organic-matter organic matter is a short film following a group of scavengers as they navigate a surreal, acid-colored planet in the aftermath of an ecological reckoning.it was animated during my summer residency at the lower manhattan cultural council‘s arts center on governors island and premiered in 2024 on director’s notes.&nbsp; 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video festival cinalfama lisbon director’s notes&nbsp; flatpack festivalla guarimba film festival mammoth lakes film festival&nbsp; nitehawk film festivalnobudgerockaway film festival <img width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cbc1b6810a5cc235ec99e4f9ab26292c02a1000d60dd8fbc3f25658bf644f3f5/IMG_3450-copy.jpg" data-mid="172982635" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/cbc1b6810a5cc235ec99e4f9ab26292c02a1000d60dd8fbc3f25658bf644f3f5/IMG_3450-copy.jpg" /> <img width="600" height="513" width_o="600" height_o="513" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f6d6af5eb536d9f7f4d901f47b73a03f325866854b779bf4225e2c409c3c6fa/IMG_2959-copy.jpg" data-mid="172982643" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/7f6d6af5eb536d9f7f4d901f47b73a03f325866854b779bf4225e2c409c3c6fa/IMG_2959-copy.jpg" /> <img width="600" height="350" width_o="600" height_o="350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c62ff51941d6816108a18ae7b446e5f32e7e091efca3a8b2d0baf71bcbd9088b/IMG_0105-copy.jpg" data-mid="236420318" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/c62ff51941d6816108a18ae7b446e5f32e7e091efca3a8b2d0baf71bcbd9088b/IMG_0105-copy.jpg" /> https://emilyhalaka.com/adult-swim-off-the-air Tue, 30 Jan 2024 05:01:27 +0000 emily halaka https://emilyhalaka.com/adult-swim-off-the-air EARTH EMBRACE is an original animation made for Adult Swim - Off the Air &nbsp; animated by Emily Halaka music by Carter Watson commissioned by Dave Hughes <img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49c7a3845f2c2a4d80ab8e9d014c51f03af95e0fa428a2948cc99e6ade247c50/ezgif-7-e061d12f09.gif" data-mid="223287573" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/49c7a3845f2c2a4d80ab8e9d014c51f03af95e0fa428a2948cc99e6ade247c50/ezgif-7-e061d12f09.gif" /><img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b0b67e22e6b3b8fa009328a21bfd943741c1be8f06a2cf3da74108ab39102a9/ezgif-7-58527fc02e.gif" data-mid="223287749" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/6b0b67e22e6b3b8fa009328a21bfd943741c1be8f06a2cf3da74108ab39102a9/ezgif-7-58527fc02e.gif" /><img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4a299bad5e868fd44a8f268f2c8bd5078e85470928535284d5cb227583f2cfd9/ezgif-3-5e92857643.gif" data-mid="223287572" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/4a299bad5e868fd44a8f268f2c8bd5078e85470928535284d5cb227583f2cfd9/ezgif-3-5e92857643.gif" /> https://emilyhalaka.com/one-leg-at-a-time-intro Thu, 29 May 2025 04:38:00 +0000 emily halaka https://emilyhalaka.com/one-leg-at-a-time-intro intro animation for One Leg At A Time podcast - a podcast about health and wellness for touring musicians and creatives with Dr Deen Anbar.&nbsp; <img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52f96555fc94982195a29f75df333644d156c7c61cf4ea1c04c6a72b5811c7e0/ezgif-1d9c739e3e756a14.gif" data-mid="240765955" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/52f96555fc94982195a29f75df333644d156c7c61cf4ea1c04c6a72b5811c7e0/ezgif-1d9c739e3e756a14.gif" /> <img width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/864597b30f158c710979f3d094682902fb99f870eb693ab951b76faef15e663c/ezgif-177cb1474ccb65fc.gif" data-mid="240765510" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/864597b30f158c710979f3d094682902fb99f870eb693ab951b76faef15e663c/ezgif-177cb1474ccb65fc.gif" /> <img width="800" height="450" width_o="800" height_o="450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4818a406297877c4e47a672ae81467f1be4be832157a7d647e35a2d192f93a44/ezgif-6df8b2e0cd4a31.gif" data-mid="233872106" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/4818a406297877c4e47a672ae81467f1be4be832157a7d647e35a2d192f93a44/ezgif-6df8b2e0cd4a31.gif" /> https://emilyhalaka.com/sun-salutations Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:40:04 +0000 emily halaka https://emilyhalaka.com/sun-salutations <img width="600" height="475" width_o="600" height_o="475" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30ad6c54044e3c28aef62d98fca9e7dbc95e21a11f6f743e3c292b2c6c9abdd9/ezgif-38176ed7d3840c98.gif" data-mid="241657402" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/30ad6c54044e3c28aef62d98fca9e7dbc95e21a11f6f743e3c292b2c6c9abdd9/ezgif-38176ed7d3840c98.gif" />a loop to celebrate the solstice.&nbsp; https://emilyhalaka.com/air-travel Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:23:48 +0000 emily halaka https://emilyhalaka.com/air-travel <img width="800" height="636" width_o="800" height_o="636" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/749d87b9a03df25ca797b06cce180ef4628c8c050990d008243dca3268f61b60/ezgif-7ea787253cb3dec5.gif" data-mid="244008332" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/749d87b9a03df25ca797b06cce180ef4628c8c050990d008243dca3268f61b60/ezgif-7ea787253cb3dec5.gif" /> “Bored on an airplane” loop https://emilyhalaka.com/way-down Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:23:38 +0000 emily halaka https://emilyhalaka.com/way-down an organic, psychedelic visual music piece. animated on paper. directed &amp; animated by emily halakamusic by carter watson <img width="853" height="480" width_o="853" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be54c05b2bd32006776f236a3c9f4a53fe26a59f0e08477360b08627afdcf600/waydown_sunmp4.gif" data-mid="120372137" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/853/i/be54c05b2bd32006776f236a3c9f4a53fe26a59f0e08477360b08627afdcf600/waydown_sunmp4.gif" /> <img width="853" height="480" width_o="853" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b21822cb1e7a2e2620aecfcb97e4233fbbd54e0424ce1aeb57029257425354ed/waydown_island_2.gif" data-mid="120372214" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/853/i/b21822cb1e7a2e2620aecfcb97e4233fbbd54e0424ce1aeb57029257425354ed/waydown_island_2.gif" /><img width="853" height="480" width_o="853" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d2e47872eeb76e01327d769362b368a03e990cebf7f2a81dfc68dea46c5a228/waydown_cupfall.gif" data-mid="120372136" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/853/i/4d2e47872eeb76e01327d769362b368a03e990cebf7f2a81dfc68dea46c5a228/waydown_cupfall.gif" /><img width="853" height="480" width_o="853" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92e78047b294a213328dca64ac555b43d41df168a22bba0e29aaaed6ffae3317/waydown_title.gif" data-mid="120440998" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/853/i/92e78047b294a213328dca64ac555b43d41df168a22bba0e29aaaed6ffae3317/waydown_title.gif" /> https://emilyhalaka.com/chapo-trap-house-loop Tue, 10 Sep 2019 02:24:19 +0000 emily halaka https://emilyhalaka.com/chapo-trap-house-loop looping animation custom-created for cult-hit podcast Chapo Trap House to play as a companion to full episodes. i worked with producer and host Chris Wade to incorporate imagery from the show and the media landscape at the time in this loop inspired by lo-fi ambient animation. we created this back in 2019 and it remains a staple of the show to this day! <img width="7200" height="7200" width_o="7200" height_o="7200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f9ce2e5cf4a017446c2067bd413c7b2b4dd7f6b3bc5f55cbf98d5f3dbf1b30c/front_red_01.png" data-mid="240765758" border="0" data-scale="49" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f9ce2e5cf4a017446c2067bd413c7b2b4dd7f6b3bc5f55cbf98d5f3dbf1b30c/front_red_01.png" />&nbsp;<img width="7200" height="7200" width_o="7200" height_o="7200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/422bfc56803da2868262d144d0fecafc0615dc60f85b4841836820fd8c05e564/back_red_01.png" data-mid="240765759" border="0" data-scale="49" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/422bfc56803da2868262d144d0fecafc0615dc60f85b4841836820fd8c05e564/back_red_01.png" />