Sarah Legault
Sarah Legault (London, ON) is a Juno Award winning music video director, filmmaker, producer, stop-motion animator, builder and writer. Her first stop-motion animation Dear Love earned the Best Animated Short Film award at the 2014 Toronto Independent Film Festival. Since then; Sarah has teamed up with Canadian electro-goth band Johnny Hollow to direct and animate their stop-motion music video Firefly (2016), co-directed and animated Canadian punk-rock band Billy Talent - Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats (2017), directed and animated iskwē - Little Star (2019) which premiered on Billboard.com and gained attention by CBC Music, NOW Magazine, earned her the 2020 Juno Award for Music Video of the Year, and became a recipient of the Stingray Music: Rising Stars prize. Since 2005, Sarah has won over 10 awards for her unique custom motorcycle paint work and has participated in roughly 50 group exhibits; in Toronto, Berlin, Krakow, Los Angeles. Sarah’s work spans from illustration, to stop-motion animation, directing, doll making, set building, painting, photography, design and co-curator of The Shadowood Collective.
Awards
Juno Award Winner: Music Video of the Year; iskwē - Little Star (2020)
Stingray Music: Rising Stars prize recipient (2020)
USA Film Festival (Dallas, USA); Finalist: iskwē - Little Star (2020)
Cinequest (California, USA); Official Selection: iskwē - Little Star (2020)
Forest City Film Festival (London, Ontario); Winner: Best Animated Short: iskwē - Little Star (2019)
Forest City Film Festival (London, Ontario); Official Selection: Firefly (2018)
Etiuda & Anima Film Festival (KraKów, Poland); Official Selection: Dear Love (2015)
Toronto Independent Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario); Winner: Best Animated Short: Dear Love (2014)
Best In Show (Various Locations) - Custom Motorcycle Paint
Best Paint (Various Locations) - Custom Motorcycle Paint
Jury
Ontario Arts Council - Media Artists Creation Projects: Deadline Date: October 2, 2018
Grants
London Arts Council - 2011
Ontario Arts Council - 2017
Ontario Arts Council - 2018
London Arts Council - 2023
Film/Music Videos:
Gnawer of Rocks (2023): Stop-Motion Animated Short Film (Taqqut Productions); AC/Grip/Motion Control
Somewhere In Dreamland (2023): Feature Film (Ley Line Entertainment, glassEyeballs); Stop-motion Animation Segment: AC/Grip/Motion Control
Air Canada (2021): Stop-motion Christmas Commercial (Stoopid Buddy Stoodios); Motion Control Operator
Ultra City Smiths (2021): Stop-motion TV Series (AMC, AMC+, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Elephant Pictures); Practical Lighting Technician, 6 episodes
Völur - Inviolate Grove (2020): Music Video (Prophecy Productions); Direction and Cinematography (selected scenes)
Hand of the Tribe - Moonwalk (2019): Animated Music Video; Set Design and Construction, Puppet Tree Construction, Tree Animation Assistant (stop-motion)
iskwē - Little Star (2019): Music Video; Director, Animator, Cinematographer, Set Design, Props Team, Character Design, Co-Editing
Billy Talent - Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats (2017): Music Video (Warner Music); Co-Director, Stop-Motion Animator, Cinematographer, Set Design, Props Team
Johnny Hollow - Firefly (2016): Music Video; Director, Stop-Motion Animator, Cinematographer, Set and Character Design, Co-Editor
Dear Love (2013): Stop-Motion Short Film: Writer, Director, Producer, Animator, Cinematographer, Set and Character Designer
American Mars - Satan's Eye (2013): Music Video; Animator
Crime and the City Solution - American Twilight (2013): Music Video (Mute Records); Animator
Crime and the City Solution: American Twilight World Tour (2012) - Animator for Selected Background Projections
The Lady ParaNorma (2011) - Short Film; The Face of The Lady ParaNorma
Johnny Hollow: This Hollow World (2010) - Music Video; Co-Producer
Group Exhibitions:
Eastern Block Party; (group exhibit) London ON (2004)
Incision; (group exhibit) London ON (2005)
Asylum; (group exhibit) London ON (2006),
Cirque de la Lune; (group exhibit) London ON (2006),
In Good Company: (group exhibit) The Next Generation of Influences; London ON (2006)
The London Club; (group exhibit) London ON (2007)
Grimm; (group exhibit) London ON (2008)
The Shadowood Collective Presents: A Curious Collection of Monstrous Tinies; London ON (2010)
Square Foot Show; (group exhibit) Toronto ON (2011)
Ladyfest; (group exhibit) London ON (2011)
Artfusion; (group exhibit) London ON (2011)
The Shadowood Collective presents: Stranger!; London ON (2011)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) Merry Melancholy; London ON (2011)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) Dearly Departed; London ON (2011)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) Hallowed By Thy Souls; London ON (2011)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) Silent Night; London ON (2011)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) Garden of Hedon; London ON (2012)
Dollmakers The Doll Show II; (group exhibit) Los Angeles CA (2012).
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) Great Dolls of fire; London ON (2012)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) The Great Doll Harvest; London ON (2012)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) Night of the Living Dolls; London ON (2012)
Cactus Gallery; (group exhibit) Los Angeles CA (2012).
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) The Island of Misfit Dolls; London ON (2012)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) For the Love of Dolls; London ON (2013)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: (group exhibit) The Home Grown Doll Show; London ON (2013)
Neurotitan Gallery: (group exhibit) My Icon; Berlin, Germany (2013)
Back to the Fuchsia: (group exhibit) Nebulous London ON (2014)
Northern Ink Exposure Tattoo Show: (group exhibit) Friday the 13th Art show; Toronto ON (2014)
Back to the Fuchsia: (group exhibit) Chimera; London ON (2014)
Back to the Fuchsia: (group exhibit) Illustrated Story Tellers London ON (2014)
416 Gallery: (group exhibit) A Nightmare on Queen Street; Toronto ON (2014)
Toronto Independent Film Festival; Toronto ON (2014)
Cactus Gallery: (group exhibit) Los Angeles CA (2014)
The Arts Project: (group exhibit) Crafted; London ON (2014)
Cactus Gallery: (group exhibit) Communing with the Ancestors; Los Angeles CA (2015)
The Arts Project: (group exhibit) Ting Comic and Graphic Arts Festival II; London ON (2015)
Cactus Gallery: (group exhibit) 7th Annual Bird Show: These Birdly Delights; Los Angeles CA (2015)
MOST Wanted Fine Art (group exhibit) Dollirious: Art of the Doll: Pittsburgh PA (2015)
Etiuda & Anima Film Festival; KraKów Poland (2015)
The Arts Project: (group exhibit) Ting Comic and Graphic Arts Festival III; London ON (2016)
Gallery M: (group exhibit) Depiction; Cambridge ON (2016)
McManus Theater: (group exhibit); London ON (2016)
The Arts Project: (group exhibit) Crafted; London ON (2016)
The Shadowood Collective: Do We Make You Uneasy?; London ON (2017)
The Shadowood Collective: Betwixt & Between the Monsters We Dream; London ON (2018)
Dollirium: The Resurrection; London, ON (2023)
Exhibitions Curated by Sarah:
Asylum; London ON (2006),
Cirque de la Lune; London ON (2006),
Grimm; London ON (2008),
Co-Curator: The Shadowood Collective Presents: A Curious Collection of Monstrous Tinies; London ON (2010),
Co-Curator: The Shadowood Collective Presents: Stranger!; London ON (2011)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: Great Dolls of fire; London ON (2012)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: The Great Doll Harvest; London ON (2012)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: Night of the Living Dolls; London ON (2012)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: The Island of Misfit Dolls; London ON (2012)
Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: For the Love of Dolls; London ON (2013) Dollirium Art Doll Emporium: The Home Grown Doll Show; London ON (2013)
Back to the Fuchsia: Nebulous London, ON (2014)
Back to the Fuchsia: Chimera; London, ON (2014)
Back to the Fuchsia: Illustrated Story Tellers London, ON (2014)
Co-Curator: The Shadowood Collective: Do We Make You Uneasy?; London, ON (2017)
Co-Curator:The Shadowood Collective: Betwixt & Between the Monsters We Dream; London, ON (2018)
Anita Kunz: Original Sisters 365 Portraits of Tenacity and Courage; London, ON (2022-2023)
Theatre:
Witches of November (2013); Props, Character design, Make-up
Mrs. Ballyshannon's School for Orphaned and Afflicted Girls Presents Jane Eyre (2014); Design
The Midnight Village: A Tragical History Tour (2016); Character Design, Masks
Book Publications:
Vincent P. Usher - Illustrated and written by Sarah Legault
Twig Boy - Illustrated and written by Sarah Legault
Willie Royal - Written by Jason Rip, Illustrated by Sarah Legault (Commissioned by The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum)
Déjà Vu - Written by Jean-Philippe Vergne and Illustrated by Sarah Legault
Public Appearances:
Fan Expo; Toronto ON (2009)
Chapters/Indigo (Book Signing for: ‘Vincent P. Usher’); London ON (2009)
Fan Expo; Toronto ON (2011)
Fan Expo; Toronto ON (2012)
Art O Con; Burlington ON (2013)
Ting II Comic and Graphic Arts Festival - Film screening and Q&A of 'Dear Love'; London ON (2015)
Ting III Comic and Graphic Arts Festival - Film screening and Q&A of 'Firefly' & 'The Lady ParaNorma'; London ON (2016)
Art O Con; Burlington ON (2016)
CAVE - Film screenings and Q&A; London ON (2016)
CAVE - Film screenings and Q&A; London ON (2017)
CAVE - stop-motion workshop; London ON (2017)
Ting Comic & Graphic Arts Festival IV - Déjà Vu Book singing with Jean-Philippe Vergne
CAVE - stop-motion workshop; London ON (2018)
CAVE - stop-motion workshop; London ON (2018)
Forest City Film Festival; Q&A for Johnny Hollow - Firefly; Museum London, London ON (2018)
Ting V Comic and Graphic Arts Festival - Film screening and Q&A of ‘Billy Talent - Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats’; London ON (2018)
CAVE - stop-motion workshop; London ON (2019)
Ting VI Comic and Graphic Arts Festival - Film screening and Q&A of “iskwē - Little Star”; London ON (2019)
Forest City Film Festival; Q&A for iskwē - Little Star - London ON (2019)