Phoebe Jane Hart (she/her) is a filmmaker, fabricator, and stop-motion animator based in NYC.
Since 2018, she has created work across a range of mediums, exploring the awkward, tender, and often absurd dimensions of human psychology and relationships through dark humor and surreal, hand-crafted visuals.
Her short film Bug Diner received the Jury Award for Animation at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, a Special Jury Award at SXSW, and premiered internationally on MUBI in 2025. Her first short film, JamieSonShine—an experimental mixed-media documentary exploring her relationship with her brother following his diagnosis of schizophrenia—screened at Slamdance 2022 and won Director's Choice at the Thomas Edison Film Festival.
She earned her MFA in Experimental Animation from CalArts in 2023 and continues to create both personal films and freelance work for studios including Little Monster Films, BentoBox, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, and Bix Pix Entertainment.
She takes puppets very, very seriously.
Note for work: dual citizen with US + UK
REPRESENTATION & CONTACT:
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PhoebeJaneHartTeam@unitedtalent.com
Personal Email: phoebehart938@gmail.com
SELECT PRESS CLIPPINGS:
MUBI Notebook, Related Images | “Bug Diner”
Animation Magazine, Director Phoebe Jane Hart Talks about Her Buzzy Sundance Short, ‘Bug Diner’
Animation Magazine, ‘Bug Diner,’ ‘Edith and the Tall Child’ Win Top Animation Prizes at Sundance and Slamdance Festivals
Projection Booth Podcast, Special Report: Phoebe Jane Hart
CT Insider, CT native wins awards at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW for animated short film
photo by Taylor Boylston