Brooklyn, New York, United States
Sequoia Sherriff (they/them) is a queer, Filipino-Canadian filmmaker, production designer, animator, and published author. They are a recipient of the National YoungArts Award for Cinematic Arts 2018, for their film "What Now Feels Like", about remembering their experiences facing racism as a child. They are a recent graduate of New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where they won a variety of student film awards including the Rising Star Award at Fusion Film Festival. Most recently, their crocheted, stop motion animation in the feature film 'Ugly Sweater' has recieved acclaim from Boston NPR. When not animating, they can be found playing Dungeons and Dragons or moderating for Tribeca Film Festival.
Freelance work on short films, see roles and work below. RECORDAR (June 2026 - August 2026) Animator Dir. Julia Krys A DUEL BETWEEN D*KES (April 2026 - June 2026) Production Designer Dir. Cheyenne Edwards "COOLEST CAT", "GOOFY", "RACECAR", and "SCIENCE" for JAMES THE SEVENTH (April 2026 - May 2026) Production Designer Dir. Arielle Friedman LMONAD, SHORT KING PRESS (April 2026 - May 2026) Title Illustrator, Logo Illustrator, Animator Dir. Peter Harrison THE EIGHTH PRINCIPLE (November 2025 - January 2026) Animator Dir. Sophia Uehara NEW YORK FEDERAL RESERVE SAFETY VIDEO, LEARNINGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS (November 2025) Prop Fabrication Dir. Jeff Hadick PROMETHEUS ON THE 405 (October 2025 - November 2025) Production Designer Dir. Camila Grimaldi MAMALAND (September 2025 - May 2026) Animatic, Stop Motion Animation Dir. Emily Zhang SLOAN PROJECT (September 2025) Production Assistant, Camera Operator Dir. Isobel Housman "YELLOW" for FAUX GHOST (March 2025 - November 2025) Videographer, Editor Dir. Isabella Bustanoby MURK (November 2024) Set Dresser Dir. Brinkley Smithers & Josh Leong DRY JANUARY (September 2024) Art Director Dir. CJ Arellano THE ROOMMATE CONTRACT (March 2024) Storyboarding, Fabrication, Stop Motion Animation Dir. Lydia Muir ANGELITA (April 2023 - December 2023) Set Construction, Set Fabrication, Production Coordinator Dir. Amira Stone GOLD (Oct 2022 - March 2023) Production Designer Dir. Kylie Murphy PEACHES (Aug 2022 - March 2023) Concept Artist, Storyboard Artist, Set Designer, Character Designer, Set and Character Fabricator, and Stop Motion Animator Dir. Oliver Pratt
- Assisted artist with photoshop skillset to edit, adjust, change, and export all rough artwork samples for printing. - Coordinated a successful residency opening at Kimpton EPIC Hotel and Massachusetts MoCA for new Art Basel artist’s screen print show. - Conducted efficient large artwork shipping and transportation from NYC to Miami, understanding of how to handle quick turnarounds in gallery environment. - Oversaw and updated all artwork inventory and footage licensing, processing all sale requests. - Managed all project and personal budgets in detailed Google spreadsheets. - Maintained office daily needs, and conducts purchases and runs for office before they are requested.
- Independently lead and facilitated educational and enriching animation, filmmaking, and media creation classes to diverse groups of children aged 5-15. - Encouraged and supported creativity, flexibility, friendship and collaboration through creation of high quality short films, animations, and comic books. Striving to make each student feel included and valued. - Maintained adaptability to on-the-fly changes in class curriculum and roster, with positive attitude and sense of humor in a fast-paced environment.