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 goal is to subvert expectations through personal narrative, and as a result, she aims to give off-kilter creatures a place to live where they might not have fit in anywhere else. 

Her short films and commissioned pieces have screened at SXSW, the MOCA Chicago, and Pictoplasma, among other festivals and galleries. Her client work includes directing and animating projects for MTV, Apple, FX, 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 to college students at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, as well as high school students through the Marwen Foundation.

When she’s not working on her latest short film, she enjoys walking her dog, going on runs, and eating sweet treats.

margaret.bialis@gmail.com

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