Kiki Benzon share a story from her youth about learning the harsh realities of business and creativity. Shot on an iPhone.

Director of animation for video essay, “Dear Max” (dir. Alex Khan 2022).

Having cancer isn't always the hard part. On top of managing your own fears and expectations, you feel obliged to wear a brave face for your loved ones. Delivering bad news with a mixture of dry science and irrational optimism becomes second nature... Dani brings such a conversation to life, as 30-year old Danielle Hernandez delivers her grim breast cancer prognosis to her mother Violeta. A story that's as unique and personal as it is disturbingly universal. Using stop-motion animation, Dani shows us how a simple phone call can be a study of human courage, faith, and love.

Winner of the Jury Award for Best Animated Short at Palm Springs Short Fest and Mammoth Lakes Film Festival.

Honorable mention documentary short New Orleans Film Festival.