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Lost Boy Found

M.K. Jackson

Lost Boy Found explores the aesthetic of a shadow puppet show through a hybrid technique of live action and animation. It tells the story of a lonely ghost who saves the woman he loves from the incredible dangers of a shadow world.

Nick Snyder

Director

Nick Snyder
Laurel Branch MVFF+BB 5 Grand Prize Winner Laurel Branch

Nick is a director and motion designer based in Los Angeles.
He is a graduate of Chapman University's MFA film program, has a BA in graphic design, had a stint as a touring county fair caricature artist, and has been life-long student of animation.
From his office in Little Tokyo, Nick brings his unique creative skill set to a wide range of motion projects in live action narrative, advertising and music videos.

He hopes to one day telekinetically bend a spoon.