Aimée de Jongh
Aimée de Jongh (1988) is an award-winning cartoonist, animator and illustrator. She is influenced by manga and comics from the traditional Franco-Belgian school.
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The Return of the Honey-Buzzard
'The Return of the Honey-Buzzard' is a visual masterpiece of magic-realist tension. Its apparently sketchy yet precise style, its subject matter and its filmic narrative are reminiscent of Craig Thompson’s 'Blankets' and Hayao Miyazaki’s 'Spirited Away'.
Taxi!
In cinematic black and white drawings, Aimée de Jongh sketches conversations she’s had with four different taxi drivers: one in Los Angeles, one in Washington DC, one in Paris and one in Jakarta.
Days of Sand
It’s 1937 and the US has been brought to its knees by the Great Depression. Severe drought and overcultivation have caused the state of Oklahoma to be ravaged by sand and dust storms in a region known as the ‘Dust Bowl’. Many people move away; those who are left behind are destitute. A young photographer named John Clark from Washington, D.C. is sent to Oklahoma to capture the dire living conditions of the farmers.