Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat

Birth : 1987-03-02, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

History

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).

Movies

One of the most dangerous men in American history
Director
In 1830, David Walker sewed a pamphlet into the lining of a coat. The volume was thin enough to be hidden, but its content was far from insubstantial. At the time, many members of the US government considered this pamphlet to be one of the most dangerous documents in American history. But what was this incendiary document? And who exactly was the man who wrote it?
Radio Venceremos
Storyboard Artist
Get to know the story of Radio Venceremos, an underground radio collective that fought US-backed fascism during the Salvadoran Civil War.
Radio Venceremos
Director
Get to know the story of Radio Venceremos, an underground radio collective that fought US-backed fascism during the Salvadoran Civil War.
Can love and independence coexist?
Animation
Dig into Zora Neale Hurston's classic novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," which follows Janie Crawford in her search for love and agency.
Can love and independence coexist?
Storyboard Artist
Dig into Zora Neale Hurston's classic novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," which follows Janie Crawford in her search for love and agency.
Can love and independence coexist?
Director
Dig into Zora Neale Hurston's classic novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," which follows Janie Crawford in her search for love and agency.
The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp
Storyboard Artist
Uncover the history of the hidden communities that inhabited the Great Dismal Swamp in North America.
The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp
Director
Uncover the history of the hidden communities that inhabited the Great Dismal Swamp in North America.
What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion
Animation
Dig into the Attica Prison Rebellion, where prisoners took control of the facility in response to inhumane living conditions, and the violent retaking that followed.
What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion
Storyboard Artist
Dig into the Attica Prison Rebellion, where prisoners took control of the facility in response to inhumane living conditions, and the violent retaking that followed.
What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion
Director
Dig into the Attica Prison Rebellion, where prisoners took control of the facility in response to inhumane living conditions, and the violent retaking that followed.
Las Mariposas: How Three Sisters defied a Dictator
Director
Mirabal sisters, who led a revolution against Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship in the dominican republic.
The Rise and Fall of History's First Empire
Storyboard Artist
Discover history's first empire: Sumer, located in Mesopotamia, which built the world's first cities and created the first writing system.
The Rise and Fall of History's First Empire
Director
Discover history's first empire: Sumer, located in Mesopotamia, which built the world's first cities and created the first writing system.
The last chief of the Comanches and the fall of an empire
Storyboard Artist
Get to know the story of Quanah Parker, a Native American warrior and leader, and the last chief of the Comanche tribe.
The last chief of the Comanches and the fall of an empire
Director
Get to know the story of Quanah Parker, a Native American warrior and leader, and the last chief of the Comanche tribe.
El Club de Chichiguas
Animation Director
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Club de Chichiguas
Editor
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Club de Chichiguas
Producer
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Club de Chichiguas
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Club de Chichiguas
Screenplay
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Club de Chichiguas
Director
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Regreso al Planeta M
Animation Director
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Regreso al Planeta M
Editor
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Regreso al Planeta M
Producer
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Regreso al Planeta M
Screenplay
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Regreso al Planeta M
Director
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
El Regreso al Planeta M
Niño
A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.
The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary
Storyboard Artist
Get to know the life of West African revolutionary Thomas Sankara, and his pursuit of liberating Burkina Faso from colonial rule.
The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary
Director
Get to know the life of West African revolutionary Thomas Sankara, and his pursuit of liberating Burkina Faso from colonial rule.
Short Stories About Loneliness
Director
A journey into a series of abstract sequences about loneliness.
Divine Comedy
Animation
Explore Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, “Divine Comedy,” a 3-part narrative that follows Dante’s journey for salvation through Hell.
Divine Comedy
Storyboard Artist
Explore Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, “Divine Comedy,” a 3-part narrative that follows Dante’s journey for salvation through Hell.
Divine Comedy
Director
Explore Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, “Divine Comedy,” a 3-part narrative that follows Dante’s journey for salvation through Hell.
The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god
Animation
Discover the myth of how the weak and pimply Aztec god Nanahuatl sacrificed himself to become Lord Sun and created a new world.
The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god
Storyboard Artist
Discover the myth of how the weak and pimply Aztec god Nanahuatl sacrificed himself to become Lord Sun and created a new world.
The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god
Director
Discover the myth of how the weak and pimply Aztec god Nanahuatl sacrificed himself to become Lord Sun and created a new world.
Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality
Animation
Learn about the life and tragic death of gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay public official.
Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality
Storyboard Artist
Learn about the life and tragic death of gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay public official.
Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality
Director
Learn about the life and tragic death of gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay public official.
Why Should You Read Sci-fi Superstar Octavia E. Butler?
Animation
Much science fiction features white male heroes who blast aliens or become saviors of brown people. Octavia E. Butler knew she could tell a better story. She built stunning worlds rife with diverse characters, and brought nuance and depth to the representation of their experiences.
Why Should You Read Sci-fi Superstar Octavia E. Butler?
Storyboard Artist
Much science fiction features white male heroes who blast aliens or become saviors of brown people. Octavia E. Butler knew she could tell a better story. She built stunning worlds rife with diverse characters, and brought nuance and depth to the representation of their experiences.
Why Should You Read Sci-fi Superstar Octavia E. Butler?
Director
Much science fiction features white male heroes who blast aliens or become saviors of brown people. Octavia E. Butler knew she could tell a better story. She built stunning worlds rife with diverse characters, and brought nuance and depth to the representation of their experiences.
The Nutritionist
Director
An animated interpretation of Andrea Gibson's poem 'The Nutritionist'
Midnight's Children
Editor
Dive into Salman Rushdie's masterpiece, 'Midnight's Children,' a work of magical realism that deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence.
Midnight's Children
Animation
Dive into Salman Rushdie's masterpiece, 'Midnight's Children,' a work of magical realism that deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence.
Midnight's Children
Storyboard Artist
Dive into Salman Rushdie's masterpiece, 'Midnight's Children,' a work of magical realism that deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence.
Midnight's Children
Director
Dive into Salman Rushdie's masterpiece, 'Midnight's Children,' a work of magical realism that deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence.
Waiting for Godot
Animation
Two men, Estragon and Vladimir, meet by a tree at dusk to wait for someone named "Godot." So begins a vexing cycle where the two debate when Godot will come, why they're waiting and whether they're even at the right tree.
Waiting for Godot
Storyboard Artist
Two men, Estragon and Vladimir, meet by a tree at dusk to wait for someone named "Godot." So begins a vexing cycle where the two debate when Godot will come, why they're waiting and whether they're even at the right tree.
Waiting for Godot
Director
Two men, Estragon and Vladimir, meet by a tree at dusk to wait for someone named "Godot." So begins a vexing cycle where the two debate when Godot will come, why they're waiting and whether they're even at the right tree.
The psychology of post-traumatic stress disorder
Storyboard Artist
Get informed on the science behind post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, its symptoms and how the brain reacts to trauma.
The psychology of post-traumatic stress disorder
Director
Get informed on the science behind post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, its symptoms and how the brain reacts to trauma.
The 1937 Haitian Massacre
Storyboard Artist
Edward Paulino details the 1937 Haitian Massacre.
The 1937 Haitian Massacre
Director
Edward Paulino details the 1937 Haitian Massacre.
El Camino Interminable
Screenplay
An animated loop about immigration.
El Camino Interminable
Director
An animated loop about immigration.
The Neuroscience of Imagination
Animation
Imagine, for a second, a duck teaching a French class. A ping-pong match in orbit around a black hole. A dolphin balancing a pineapple. You probably haven’t actually seen any of these things. But you could imagine them instantly. How does your brain produce an image of something you’ve never seen? Andrey Vyshedskiy details the neuroscience of imagination.
The Neuroscience of Imagination
Storyboard Artist
Imagine, for a second, a duck teaching a French class. A ping-pong match in orbit around a black hole. A dolphin balancing a pineapple. You probably haven’t actually seen any of these things. But you could imagine them instantly. How does your brain produce an image of something you’ve never seen? Andrey Vyshedskiy details the neuroscience of imagination.
The Neuroscience of Imagination
Director
Imagine, for a second, a duck teaching a French class. A ping-pong match in orbit around a black hole. A dolphin balancing a pineapple. You probably haven’t actually seen any of these things. But you could imagine them instantly. How does your brain produce an image of something you’ve never seen? Andrey Vyshedskiy details the neuroscience of imagination.
Is graffiti art? Or vandalism?
Animation
Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls - graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it's nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years.
Is graffiti art? Or vandalism?
Storyboard Artist
Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls - graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it's nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years.
Is graffiti art? Or vandalism?
Director
Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls - graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it's nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years.
What is abstract expressionism?
Animation
Sarah Rosenthal dives into the Abstract Expressionist movement in hopes of answering that question.
What is abstract expressionism?
Storyboard Artist
Sarah Rosenthal dives into the Abstract Expressionist movement in hopes of answering that question.
What is abstract expressionism?
Director
Sarah Rosenthal dives into the Abstract Expressionist movement in hopes of answering that question.
The science of skin color
Storyboard Artist
Angela Koine Flynn describes the science of skin color.
The science of skin color
Animation
Angela Koine Flynn describes the science of skin color.
The science of skin color
Director
Angela Koine Flynn describes the science of skin color.
El Vendedor de Muchachas de Cartón
Screenplay
El Vendedor de Muchachas de Cartón follows in the traditions of concept albums in music and fiction novels by presenting the story of a salesman of feelings. Girls, old loves, platonic loves, break-ups, obsessions, Friends zones, wolves and ghosts.
El Vendedor de Muchachas de Cartón
Director
El Vendedor de Muchachas de Cartón follows in the traditions of concept albums in music and fiction novels by presenting the story of a salesman of feelings. Girls, old loves, platonic loves, break-ups, obsessions, Friends zones, wolves and ghosts.
Who was Confucius?
Animation
Bryan W. Van Norden reveals the man behind the mystery.
Who was Confucius?
Storyboard Artist
Bryan W. Van Norden reveals the man behind the mystery.
Who was Confucius?
Director
Bryan W. Van Norden reveals the man behind the mystery.
Solid, liquid, gas and ... plasma?
Animation
Michael Murillo gives the full picture on plasma.
Solid, liquid, gas and ... plasma?
Storyboard Artist
Michael Murillo gives the full picture on plasma.
Solid, liquid, gas and ... plasma?
Director
Michael Murillo gives the full picture on plasma.
Malvao
Animation Director
A short animated film about the bad guys.
Malvao
Editor
A short animated film about the bad guys.
Malvao
Producer
A short animated film about the bad guys.
Malvao
Screenplay
A short animated film about the bad guys.
Malvao
Director
A short animated film about the bad guys.
Cumbia de Piedra
Editor
Taking magic-realism as its core, the music video flows between the way of living of the first inhabitants of these South-American lands, ending with celebration in a climax of trumpet playing elephants and fireworks.
Cumbia de Piedra
Animation Director
Taking magic-realism as its core, the music video flows between the way of living of the first inhabitants of these South-American lands, ending with celebration in a climax of trumpet playing elephants and fireworks.
Cumbia de Piedra
Screenplay
Taking magic-realism as its core, the music video flows between the way of living of the first inhabitants of these South-American lands, ending with celebration in a climax of trumpet playing elephants and fireworks.
Cumbia de Piedra
Director
Taking magic-realism as its core, the music video flows between the way of living of the first inhabitants of these South-American lands, ending with celebration in a climax of trumpet playing elephants and fireworks.
Floating Islands
Animation Director
Millions of people abandon their countries each year in search of a better life, from Africa to Europe, the Caribbean to the United States, North to South Korea. In transit their status and human rights become negligible as they become illegal immigrants. What motivates them is usually universal; poverty, war, fear. They travel by foot, hide inside cars, are shipped in trucks and buses, and many travel by boat. In our globalised world the boundaries are open for trade but closed for immigration, their numbers are reported aligned with political motivations, the complexity of the individual story and its outcome, whether dead or alive, is skimmed over as the next news piece is ranked precedence. Based on quotes and testimonials, this hand drawn animation focuses on what happens while floating in the no man's land of open waters.
Floating Islands
Editor
Millions of people abandon their countries each year in search of a better life, from Africa to Europe, the Caribbean to the United States, North to South Korea. In transit their status and human rights become negligible as they become illegal immigrants. What motivates them is usually universal; poverty, war, fear. They travel by foot, hide inside cars, are shipped in trucks and buses, and many travel by boat. In our globalised world the boundaries are open for trade but closed for immigration, their numbers are reported aligned with political motivations, the complexity of the individual story and its outcome, whether dead or alive, is skimmed over as the next news piece is ranked precedence. Based on quotes and testimonials, this hand drawn animation focuses on what happens while floating in the no man's land of open waters.
Floating Islands
Screenplay
Millions of people abandon their countries each year in search of a better life, from Africa to Europe, the Caribbean to the United States, North to South Korea. In transit their status and human rights become negligible as they become illegal immigrants. What motivates them is usually universal; poverty, war, fear. They travel by foot, hide inside cars, are shipped in trucks and buses, and many travel by boat. In our globalised world the boundaries are open for trade but closed for immigration, their numbers are reported aligned with political motivations, the complexity of the individual story and its outcome, whether dead or alive, is skimmed over as the next news piece is ranked precedence. Based on quotes and testimonials, this hand drawn animation focuses on what happens while floating in the no man's land of open waters.
Floating Islands
Director
Millions of people abandon their countries each year in search of a better life, from Africa to Europe, the Caribbean to the United States, North to South Korea. In transit their status and human rights become negligible as they become illegal immigrants. What motivates them is usually universal; poverty, war, fear. They travel by foot, hide inside cars, are shipped in trucks and buses, and many travel by boat. In our globalised world the boundaries are open for trade but closed for immigration, their numbers are reported aligned with political motivations, the complexity of the individual story and its outcome, whether dead or alive, is skimmed over as the next news piece is ranked precedence. Based on quotes and testimonials, this hand drawn animation focuses on what happens while floating in the no man's land of open waters.
Floating Islands
Millions of people abandon their countries each year in search of a better life, from Africa to Europe, the Caribbean to the United States, North to South Korea. In transit their status and human rights become negligible as they become illegal immigrants. What motivates them is usually universal; poverty, war, fear. They travel by foot, hide inside cars, are shipped in trucks and buses, and many travel by boat. In our globalised world the boundaries are open for trade but closed for immigration, their numbers are reported aligned with political motivations, the complexity of the individual story and its outcome, whether dead or alive, is skimmed over as the next news piece is ranked precedence. Based on quotes and testimonials, this hand drawn animation focuses on what happens while floating in the no man's land of open waters.
Dante
Editor
A look into the space that no longer we can claim our own. A farewell to the memories, view through the eyes of Dante, the observer. Today's responsible for the catharsis and misfortune of making us leave what we once called Home.
Dante
Producer
A look into the space that no longer we can claim our own. A farewell to the memories, view through the eyes of Dante, the observer. Today's responsible for the catharsis and misfortune of making us leave what we once called Home.
Dante
Director of Photography
A look into the space that no longer we can claim our own. A farewell to the memories, view through the eyes of Dante, the observer. Today's responsible for the catharsis and misfortune of making us leave what we once called Home.
Dante
Screenplay
A look into the space that no longer we can claim our own. A farewell to the memories, view through the eyes of Dante, the observer. Today's responsible for the catharsis and misfortune of making us leave what we once called Home.
Dante
Director
A look into the space that no longer we can claim our own. A farewell to the memories, view through the eyes of Dante, the observer. Today's responsible for the catharsis and misfortune of making us leave what we once called Home.
AstroLunar
Cinematography
A short trip to inner-space.
AstroLunar
Producer
A short trip to inner-space.
AstroLunar
Screenplay
A short trip to inner-space.
AstroLunar
Director
A short trip to inner-space.
Línea Confín
Ing. Badessi
The life of illegal Haitians in the Dominican Republic.
Línea Confín
Animation Director
The life of illegal Haitians in the Dominican Republic.
Línea Confín
Editor
The life of illegal Haitians in the Dominican Republic.
Línea Confín
Producer
The life of illegal Haitians in the Dominican Republic.
Línea Confín
Screenplay
The life of illegal Haitians in the Dominican Republic.
Línea Confín
Director
The life of illegal Haitians in the Dominican Republic.
Asterisco
Director
Asterisk is an autobiographical work by Tomás Pichardo. This audiovisual piece is a collage where different stages and key moments of the artist converge, threaded through feelings and moments for which words or ways of describing them do not exist, but which when integrated give a new meaning and direction to their parts.