New Jersey Stage Issue 63 | Page 124

Stop Motion Animation SHARE BUTTON Pit Stop is a 4 minute stop-motion film by New Jersey native Mikail Ekiz that premiered at the New Jersey Film Festival in New Bruns- wick in September. The short film is about a gas station convenience store clerk who has a Magic 8 Ball for a head which can predict the future. Fearing that others will dis- NJ STAGE - ISSUE 63 by Gary Wien cover his secret, he lives in a con- stant state of paranoia. Ekiz grew up in New Jersey, attending and graduating from Hamilton West High School in 2015. He said he planned on studying music in college, but discovered his true passion was in animation. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 124