Bekky O'Neil

bekky O'Neil is a multidisciplinary artist, animator, writer & director based in Northumberland County, Ontario. She is a graduate of the Interdisciplinary Masters in Art, Media & Design at OCAD University with a focus on Animated Documentary and Sustainable Agriculture, and holds a BFA in Playwrighting and a second BFA in Film Animation from Concordia University.

bekky is the co-founder of Cardboard Reality Farm & Studio where she collaborates with her partner on making films, cultivating permaculture solutions to the question of regenerative agriculture, and growing flowers. She is a part time Professor of Media Studies at Loyalist College in Belleville, and a sessional instructor in the Experimental Animation program at OCAD University in Toronto.

Currently bekky is developing a graphic novel about her adventures moving from Montreal to a farm in rural Ontario titled: "Bumblefoot, or Twelve Ways to Kill a Duck." She is in production for her next animated documentary a mixed media project with the working title: “My Life as a Virtual Companion,” and in pre-production on an animated documentary “Kiska: The World’s Loneliest Orca.”

bekky’s films have played and garnered awards at festivals around the world. Her work has been funded by the Canada Council for the Arts & The Ontario Arts Council.

bekky is passionate about ecology, preserving biodiversity, and believes that good art can inspire positive social change. She enjoys building puppets, making inks, and playing with toy cameras.

Portfolio: www.bekky.ca
Farm & Animation Studio: www.cardboardreality.ca