Frames in Motion. Stories in Shadow.
Smoke-stained shadow poured over fairy-tale edges—clean silhouettes, hand-crafted texture, and a calm that’s never quite safe. The tone leans fable: stark contrasts, storybook menace, and a rhythm like a slow heartbeat.
Stage-lit portraits and dream tableaux follow—cool haze, soft focus, and characters posed in that sweet spot between glamour and trouble.
Precise composition, quiet chaos underneath—like the scene is behaving… until it isn’t.
Monster
The award winning stop motion short film made with paper cutouts.
Directed, Produced, Written and Animated by patrick fatica
Narration by Amanda Gazy
Music by Jef Shumard
getting lost in the forest is never a good idea
MONSTER is a dark fable of 5 little girls that get lost in the forest and fall victim to their vices. There's been a monster in the swamp forest as long as anyone can remember. This is the story of the first time the monster made itself known and the only time anyone escaped.
Winner of "Here Be Dragons Film Festival Best Animated Film"
Winner of "Best Animation DIY Film Festival"
"I loved the look and I loved the story. It's rare that you can say, 'Hey, I've never seen this movie before!'"
- Jeff Strand (Three-time Bram Stoker Award finalist)
"Beautiful visualization and animation!"
- Ted Nicolaou (Director of the Subspecies film series)
"A lovely piece of work. Visually gorgeous and inventive. The stop-motion designs are elegantly simple and effective."
- Bob Ross (Tampa Tribune film critic for 22 years)
"A deliciously dark and beautifully rendered fairy tale that mixes childhood fears with a striking silhouetted style"
- Here Be Dragons Film Festival
"A magnificent, dark and humorous animation"
- Tally Shorts Film Festival
Video Archive
Lambs Don't Go Alone
Narrative Short
LDGA Trailer
Narrative trailer
Peek-A-Boo
DOCUMENTARY TRAILER
Ladies of the Peek-a-boo Lounge
Promo reel