Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat (b. 1987, Santo Domingo) is a storyteller from the Dominican Republic. Working primarily on video, animation and drawing. He was granted a full year scholarship at Fabrica, Benetton's Design Research center, in Treviso, Italy in 2013. Tomás received his BFA in Art and Media at Parsons, the New School of Design in 2010. And his AA degree in fine arts, at Altos de Chavón, in 2008. Pichardo's work has hints of magic realism. Evoking the colorful, surreal and sometimes disorienting experience of growing up in the Caribbean. His world is personal and intimate, with characters full of colors and textures, drawn into situations outside of their comfort zone. Recent solo exhibitions include CasaQuien (DR), Centro de la Imagen (DR) and Fabrica Features (Lisbon, Portugal). And he has had work included in group exhibitions at the Triennale di Milano (Italy), Museum for Contemporary Art, (México) and Annecy Animation Film Festival (France).
Known for
DirectingBirthday
March 2, 1987Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
43Place of birth
Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicAlso known as
TomaticoCast credits
Crew credits
Dante
Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography, Producer, EditorMidnight's Children
Director, Storyboard Artist, Animation, EditorEl Club de Chichiguas
Director, Screenplay, Animation Director, Editor, ProducerThe 1937 Haitian Massacre
Director, Storyboard ArtistLas Mariposas: How Three Sisters defied a Dictator
DirectorThe last chief of the Comanches and the fall of an empire
Director, Storyboard ArtistWhat really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion
Director, Animation, Storyboard ArtistShort Stories About Loneliness
DirectorThe Rebel Radio that brought down a war criminal
Storyboard Artist, DirectorLínea Confín
Animation Director, Director, Editor, Screenplay, ProducerAstroLunar
Screenplay, Producer, Cinematography, DirectorCumbia de Piedra
Director, Screenplay, Animation Director, EditorFloating Islands
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Animation DirectorMalvao
Editor, Director, Screenplay, Producer, Animation DirectorSolid, liquid, gas and ... plasma?
Animation, Storyboard Artist, DirectorWho was Confucius?
Director, Storyboard Artist, AnimationEl Vendedor de Muchachas de Cartón
Director, ScreenplayThe science of skin color
Director, Animation, Storyboard ArtistIs graffiti art? Or vandalism?
Storyboard Artist, Animation, DirectorWhat is abstract expressionism?
Animation, Storyboard Artist, Director