I lead the art direction and art production for the Emmy award-winning Netflix series with the Obamas–We The People


“We the People” is a series of ten animated music videos executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. The series aims to educate a new generation of young Americans about the power of the people. 



We The People aims to educate and inspire a new generation of young Americans about the power of the people.



I led the development and execution of a groundbreaking visual style for Episode 8, “The Courts”. As art director, my role was to create a vibrant, optimistic look & feel that would get the next generation of voters excited about citizenship in the modern world.




Narrative Arch

Civics is a living, breathing aspect of daily life in the United States. Our story follows a day in the life of Kayla, a young woman living in Anacostia, a neighborhood of Washington, DC. We illuminate pivotal Supreme Court decisions that influence everyday for Americans, ending our story at the 2015 Supreme Court decisions Obergefell v. Hodges that ruled same-sex marriage is protected under the 14th Ammendment.


We end our story at the 2015 Supreme Court decision of Obergefell v Hodges, ruling same-sex marriage is protected under the 14th Ammendment.




Obergefell v. Hodges


Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644, is a landmark civil rights case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.


Cleveland BOE v. LaFleur


Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur, 414 U.S. 632, found that overly restrictive maternity leave regulations in public schools violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment.

Darrin v. Gould


Girls cannot be excluded from playing high school football on the basis of gender.

Naruto v. Slater


Animals cannot own copyright.


Island Tree School District v. Pico


School disctricts cannot demand books be removed from a school library because they disagree with their content.


Lead Industries Association v. EPA


The Clean Air Act does not require or permit the EPA to consider implemetnation costs when setting air quality standards.




This project was produced at Titmouse with a team of producers, animators, and directors.





Produced at Titmouse.

Project:
We The People
Launch: 2021
Executive Producers: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama
Director: Daron Nefcy
Executive Producers: Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio, Ben Kalina
Producer:
Will Feng
Associate Producer:
Lauren Siller
Production Coordinators: Jackie Araujo
Animation Director: Simon Wilches Castro

Art Director: Jovanna Tosello (Art team lead)
Character Design: Rachelle Reyes
Assistant Character Design: Jonathan Dadvidsen, Liz Sudric
Prop Designers: Jonathan Davidsen, Liz Sudric
Vehicle Designer: Antonio Gaggiano
Graphic Designer: Dora Godfrey
Background Artist: India Boeckh
Assistant Background Artists: Rory Dise, Aya Kneitner
Backgournd Painters: India Boeckh, Antonio Caggiano, Hedy Yudaw