Princess & The Pea-tition Available Now!

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Princess & The Pea-tition Available Now! 〰️

 
 
 

She’s just a girl named Princess who slept on a pea. But this Princess changed a fairytale land forever. Princess and the Pea-tition encourages readers of all ages to question ridiculous systems, use their voice for good, and be the leaders they want to see in the world.

 

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This story doesn’t have to just be a fairytale. 

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An animated adaptation from the minds of SuperJoy

 
 
 
 
 
 

About The Author

Kim Nguyen is a first-generation Vietnamese-Texan writer and creative director at The Martin Agency. She lives in Austin with her daughter, husband and several foster pugs. She loves telling empowering yet quirky stories for kids. Her award-winning career in advertising and entertainment informs her gently subversive and comedic writing. As a child of Vietnamese refugees, she is dedicated to telling diverse stories that shed light on issues in the world while maintaining a cheerful optimism about the future.

About the Illustrator

Libby VanderPloeg is an artist and illustrator living in southern California. She’s best known for her silly, sweet animated gifs celebrating community and inclusivity, and also for her colorful, detailed maps. She believes that art has the power to spark hope and bring about change. When she’s not drawing, she loves to explore new places and spend time in nature with her husband and charming dog, Tucker.

 
 

SuperJoy is a Creative Content Lab operating at the intersection of art, science and play. We love supporting all production efforts large and small. From case studies and social content to fully-produced broadcast spots. 

 

Lead Animator

Lyly Nguyễn ís a multimedia artist who lives in Richmond, VA with her husband and her two daughters. She works primarily in 2D animation and illustration. In her free time, she becomes a miniaturist and creates tiny props that she can use in her claymation scenes. When she's not creating her own art, she's teaching and sharing her love for art with her kids through arts and crafts. She is interested in finding ways to communicate thought, image, and sensory sympathies through mediated means.

Assistant Animator

Supporting animator, AK Nix, is a multidisciplinary artist who specializes in animation, motion graphics and visual development. AK graduated with a BA Honors in Animation and VFX from Falmouth University in the UK, where they spent the last 5 years, before moving back to Richmond, Virginia.  They are constantly curious and always eager to take on new projects and learn new skills. Outside the studio they are a devoted plant parent, avid DnD player, mixologist and bouldering novice.

 
 

Producer

The film was produced by Jade Benson-Smith. She graduated from Loyola University MD, with a degree in Communications in Multimedia, where she furthered her passion in the art of storytelling. Of all the commercial work she has produced, her favorites are the jobs that keep people talking about it. Being able to share diverse experiences and perspectives through new mediums for new generations is work she truly cherishes. The Princess and the Pea-tition is no exception and this has been such a special project for her.

 
 
 

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