Jacob Kafka

Jacob Kafka, animator

NOTEWORTHIEST STUFF I'VE MADE:

Beverly Bunny and the Misdirected Mystery
2021-????

I am foolishly trying to animate a feature length movie by myself. It's about a sleepy bunny detective.

Please donate to my Kickstarter!

Watch the trailer
Watch a work-in-progress preview of the first 10 minutes

Monkey Business:
The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
2017

I was the lead animator on this feature documentary about Hans and Margret Rey, the authors of Curious George. Directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki.

Stream free with ads
Rent/buy on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play

RoughAnimator - animation app
2014-2024

I developed this animation software for doing traditional hand drawn animation on mobile tablets (and desktop computers too). Available for iPad, Android, Mac, and Windows.

"Based on a True Story"
2012

A 6 minute short, my senior thesis film at NYU. It's about a little girl who tries to dig to the moon.

ASIFA-East Animation Festival, Best in Show
NYU First Run Film Festival, 2nd prize Wasserman award
Woodstock Film Festival, official selection
Animation Block Party, official selection
GIRAF Animation Festival, official selection
Featured on Cartoon Brew

Divided by One
2020

4 minute independent animated short. Animated using my app RoughAnimator on an iPad.

Comparison of storyboards > rough animation > final
Some more behind the scenes stuff

Cold Feet
2014

7 minute independent animated short. A heartwarming tale of two turtles on a winter day.

Watch a behind the scenes video
Listen to the score by Michael Kramer

Animation Block Party, official selection
TIFF Kids, official selection
Featured on Cartoon Brew

Giraffe-stronaut
2010

Short film made for Intermediate Animation class at NYU.

Woodstock Film Festival official selection
National Board of Review student grant awardee

Riker sits down
2013

A compilation of times that Commander Riker swings his leg over the back of a chair in Star Trek TNG. This is the most popular thing I've ever done. Over 5 million views on YouTube.

Stephen Colbert vs. Rancor
2006

My entry in Stephen Colbert's Green Screen Challenge. It was shown on The Colbert Report and got over 1.5 million views on YouTube. The rancor model is from SciFi3d. Animated in Blender.