Timothy Reckart

History

Timothy Reckart is an American animator and director based in New York City, specializing in puppet stop motion. He is best known for his 2012 film Head Over Heels, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2013. Reckart grew up in Tucson, Arizona, where he attended University High School. He studied history and literature at Harvard University where he graduated in 2009. He later attended the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK, where he graduated in 2012 from the Directing Animation course. Reckart is currently based in New York City where he also does work in multiplane collage animation, digital2D animation, and pixilation.

Profile

Movies

The Star

Director

A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told, the first Christmas.

Anomalisa

Lead Animator

An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.

Head Over Heels

Animation

After many years of marriage, Walter and Madge have grown apart: He lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, their equilibrium comes crashing down, and the couple that can’t agree which way is up must find a way to put their marriage back together.

Head Over Heels

Writer

Head Over Heels

Director

Token Hunchback

Director

A stop-motion mockumentary about an actor with a hunchback and his struggle against typecasting.

Leftovers

Director

A story of unrequited love between an old man who wants a friend and a squirrel who wants a sandwich.

High in the Clouds

Director

A squirrel embarks on a journey to find an animal sanctuary.