Jelena Sinik
Animated Filmmaker, Illustrator & Educator

2D Art & Animation Direction

Jelena was commissioned by UNSW to direct and animate a short film under the theme of student wellbeing and mental health. The film was written in consultation with the Black Dog Institute.

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Jelena handled the storyboarding, background illustration, animation and Art direction of the film. She also collaborated with Nicolette Axiak on the 2D character animation, compositing and editing of the piece.

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The intention was to create an animation for online and on-site UNSW campus lectures that aims to encourage people to recognise and react empathetically to the mental health struggles of their peers and friends.