In my short film “The Artist’s Assistant”, Hailey, an artist struggling to create what she hopes will be her next masterpiece, finds herself at odds with her cat, Kandinsky. While Hailey is trying to work on her painting, Kandinsky seems much more interested in ruining it. Throughout the film Hailey learns that Kandinsky’s chaotic, destructive influence may be just what she needs to create a piece of work that she is truly happy with. 

This film is about learning to accept help when it is needed and reaching the understanding that you do not have to work alone to be proud of what you have created, ideas that I have struggled with in my own work. 

I was inspired by my own cat, Sooty, who used to nudge my hands and attack my pencils while I was drawing, and who’s red paint pawprints still haven’t been cleaned off my floor.