Thursday April 2 * 7pm * $10-20 * TICKETS

We are pleased to present an evening of animated short films by, and followed by a remote Q&A with, Lynn Ochberg.

Thirty years ago, VHS tapes containing striking Commodore Amiga animations started showing up at parties, micro cinemas, and living rooms across the country. Each copy was made to satisfy the audience's thirst for more of these narratively diverse films showcasing fairy tales, dinosaurs, consumption, play, politics, and even the Bosnian War. Those holding their tapes were left hungry in their pursuit of figuring out the true identity of its creator, Nanny Lynn. In the late 2010s, renewed interest led to the discovery of Lynn Ochberg, an Octogenarian Grandmother living in Florida whose oeuvre of animated wonders was created for her grandchildren. 

Lynn Ochberg, born 1943 in Philadelphia, PA, grew up in the Pine Barrens of South Jersey. She attended Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Goucher, Georgetown, and Stanford Law. Ochberg married her husband, Frank, in 1962 and had two sons and two daughters. Following a career in real estate, Ochberg worked in both municipal politics and made maple syrup sold at local farmers markets for several decades. When she lost elections, she would volunteer with the American Red Cross disaster service, creating computer generated cartoon stories.

Outside of her work, Lynn drew, painted, and carved wooden sculptures and furniture until the mid 1980s. Following her Mandarin studies at Michigan State University, she studied in China where she fell in love with silk embroidery which has comprised the bulk of her artistic focus since then.

Her hobbies include “reading history, doing water aerobics every day, and cooking something new every night”.

Notes and Program by Sam Gurry. Thanks to James Thatcher & Lynn Ochberg.