Getting a Haircut

A shot out of a couple of animated scenes I made for an educational video about the life of Frieda Belinfante.

Frieda was an exceptional woman that played a key role in the Dutch resistance during the second world war. She forged documents to help people escape capture by the Nazis and was one of the masterminds behind the destruction of the “Amsterdam's Bevolkingsregister”, where original information about jewish citizens was kept by the Germans.

She escaped capture and execution by dressing up as a man. After the war started a new life in the USA where she became the first female conductor of a professional orchestra.

I've been really getting into Joysticks 'n Sliders. Makes facial movement and lip-syncing animation soo much easier!

A wonderful (and honestly badass) photo of Frieda dressed up as a man. She mentions in one interview that even her own mother did not recognize her in the streets.

Frieda was openly lesbian and even after the war continued to wear mens clothing as she felt it fitted her way better. She was challenging gender norms in a complicated time!