Ceiba Y Sus Raíces Taínas

An Animated Short Film 

Synopsis

Disaster strikes the island of Puerto Rico as Guabancex, Goddess of Chaos, leads a category four hurricane. Ceiba, a disabled young women, calls upon the God of Protection and Guabancex’s son, Yucahu, to stop his mother’s madness. Due to his incapability to do so, Ceiba must face the Goddess alone to stop the storm from destroying her beautiful island

Directed and written by Brithney Rivera

Produced by Megan Schmitz

Produced by Jacqueline Ferreira

Meet the Team

Brithney Rivera

  • Modeling

  • Set Dressing

  • Exterior Look Development

  • Exterior Foliage Simulation

  • Shading, Lighting

  • Render Wrangling

  • Compositing

  • Color Grading

Jacqueline Ferreira 

  • Character Sculpts

  • Texture

  • Cloth Simulation

  • Concept Art

  • 2D FX

  • Storyboards

  • Illustrations 

Megan Schmitz

  • Character Animation

  • Character and Prop Rigging

  • FX Animation

  • Previs

  • Layout

  • Editor

  • Animation Coordinator

Ceiba Y Sus Raíces Taínas has screened at the following Festivals:

  • NYLFF:New York Latino Film Festival (2024)

  • Women In Animation Film Festival (2024)

  • Sidewalk International Film Festival (2024)

  • Screen It! International Film Festival (2024)

  • Fist Up Film Festival (2024)

  • Afro-Latino Film Festival (2024)

  • New York Animation Film Awards (2024)

  • NYICFF: New York International Children's Film Festival (2024)

  • ASIFA-East Animation Film Festival (2024)

  • The Academy of Arts and Science's Dinos After Dark (2024)

  • Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival (2024)

  • International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival (2023)

  • Lusca Film Festival (2023)

  • Sustainable Stories Film Festival (2023)

  • Bushwick Film Festival (2023)

  • San Francisco Latino Film Festival (2023)

  • ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Festival (2023)

  • Together! Disability Film Festival (2023)

  • MY HERO International Short Film Festival (2023)

  • School of Visual Arts: Film of Distinction (2023)

Concept Art

Characters by Jacqueline Ferreira

Ceiba Exterior by Matthew Olfindo

Character Turntables

Character sculpts and textures by Jacqueline Ferreira

Shading, lighting, and rendering by Brithney Rivera

Animation Breakdowns