Margaret Bialis is an animation director and artist currently living in Chicago, IL. She is inspired by sincere storytelling in both narrative and non-narrative disciplines. Her short films and commissioned pieces have screened at Pictoplasma, the Chicago International Film Festival, and Encounters Film Festival, among other festivals and galleries. Her client work includes directing and animating projects for MTV, Apple, FX, Duolingo, National Geographic, Discord, and Bento Box. She has experience directing music videos for artists like The Offspring, Beach Bunny, and Andy Shauf. She has freelanced at Buck, Golden Wolf, Oddfellows, Gunner, and more. She currently teaches animation at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and the Marwen Foundation, and is working on her newest animated short film, You Are Here.

margaret.bialis@gmail.com

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