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Director/Screenwriter: Justin Bastard Sane is a Writer/Director/Puppeteer/Animator. His early credits include the short films The Secret Lives of Sock Monkeys, A Day at the Circus and Baby's Toast. His work has appeared at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, The San Francisco Underground Film Festival, Seattle's Fucking Fabulous Film Festival and his short Teddy Bears' Picnic toured with Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation's 2007 show. The newest puppet shorts, including a 1950s television satire entitled Eat the Johnsons and the absurdist "cartoon" Those Mental Mice, are live on the site for your viewing pleasure. Justin has also animated a few shorts, including The Exquisite Corpse and UBU Ingesting. In his spare time he enjoys watching films, reading comic books and eating potato salad.
Email: justin@silentballyhoo.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/justinsane
Twitter: http://twitter.com/justinbsane
Director of Photography: Shawn R. Lear is a graduate of the venerable film program at San Francisco State University. When not concentrating on glamorizing puppets with Justin Bastard Sane, Shawn works doing lighting and camera operation, specializing in 16mm, 8mm, and digital video. He has been D.P. and operated camera on the last two Silent Ballyhoo shorts Teddy Bears' Picnic and Eat the Johnsons.
Production Designer: Dana W.N. is a mixed media painter with a degree in art from San Francisco State University. She has been production designer on all of Silent Ballyhoo's films, including Teddy Bears' Picnic and Eat the Johnsons.
I.A.Q. (Infrequently Asked Questions):
Q: What the heck is a Silent Ballyhoo?
A: Well, "Silent" means "silent", and "Ballyhoo" means "noisy publicity". Put together it's like silent, noisy publicity. Which makes no sense, really. Contradiction = Clever.
Q: What's with the puppets?
A: Puppets are funny, easy to manipulate and work for free. Oh, and they won't complain if you ask them to do a nude scene (see: The Secret Lives of Sock Monkeys).
Q: You're making them do naughty things! I can't show these to my kids!
A: Well, they're (mostly) adult oriented, chum. Some puppet films exclude sex, but still have all the cartoonish violence kids crave (see: Baby's Toast) - so, see? We cater to everyone!
Q: What are you working on now?
A: We're always working, in some capacity, on something. Check our FILMS PAGE to see updates, info and our films online!