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Films and Talkback with Artist Raymond Carr
Experience a series of award-winning short films from Raymond Carr and Ninja Puppet Production. Film screenings are 18+. Check out some of the puppets from the films before the screening in the Center for Puppetry Arts’ pop-up exhibition Contemporary Spotlight: Raymond Carr.
Screenings include admission to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum galleries. Museum opens at 6:00pm. Screenings start at 7:00pm. 18+ only.
Short Films included:
Hitori In a world made entirely of puppeteers, the puppet is always alone. Hitori is the simple story of a boy who’s just trying to get back to where he came from.
Pets A woman and her Creature Pet go on a journey to start a new life.
Wild is the Wind A series of conversations between a beautiful but deadly woman and her grotesque inhuman best friend.
Joyriders Three rowdy teens from the inner city stumble upon a dying alien who fuses their minds together, enabling them to fly its spacecraft. Now, they must decide between using their new discovery to help the world that’s never cared about them or escape into the unknown.
Filmmaker, Theatrical Director, Designer and Puppeteer
Raymond Carr
Raymond Carr is a filmmaker, theatrical director, designer, puppeteer, and founder of Ninja Puppet Productions. Ninja Puppet Productions has produced dozens of independent films, theater pieces, and installations over the last twenty years. The company has collaborated with hundreds of artists in and around Atlanta. Carr is also one of the main characters for the Jim Henson Company’s show, Splash and Bubbles on PBS Kids, and also puppeteers on their show, Earth to Ned on Disney Plus. Some of Raymond’s other puppetry credits include Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers, BBC’s Moon and Me, Nick Jr’s Lazytown, Hulu’s Woke, HBOMax’s Doom Patrol, and various projects for Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and Netflix. He also performs improv with the Jim Henson Company’s live show, Puppet Up Uncensored, as a recurring ensemble member.
