Yellow Sticky Notes

2,300 drawings, 4x6 inch yellow sticky notes and a black ink pen- a small internal reflection on one's role as an artist manifests into a discussion about major political and environmental crises.

Made on a budget of $100, Yellow Sticky Notes was created by animating directly on over 2,300 four by six-inch yellow sticky notes with nothing more than a black ink pen.

After realizing that yellow sticky note "to do" lists were consuming his life, director Jeff Chiba Stearns finally decided to visually self-reflect on his filmmaking journey by animating on the same sticky notes that caused him to ignore major world events for the last nine years. Animation meditation is blended with image, text, and an original musical score by Genevieve Vincent through the creation of a classically animated experimental film. The entire process of animating on these sticky notes took Chiba Stearns over nine months and was created through an animated stream of consciousness.

Premiered at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, where it competed with animated films with budgets as high as $150,000.

Animasian Award, Best Animated Film, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, 2007.
Nominee, Elan Award, Best Animated Short Subject, 2008