My name is Mayuko Kobayashi (they/them), and I was originally born in Japan, though I spent a chunk of my childhood moving around different countries. I just graduated from studying Film/Animation/Video at Rhode Island School of Design.
I love making films, drawings, music, and taking photos.
I am interested in explosive movements, after-images, colorful drawing utensils, quiet things, non-sensical things that are actually sensical, awkwardness, hope, hope in awkwardness, and more.
I think about the labor of connection a lot; what it takes to maintain a relationship with someone, and with nature. I approach making in a similar manner— laborous and tedious, repetitive and slowly changing.
My films have been screened internationally, some of those include: Bucharest International Animation Festival, Transfiguration International Festival, GIRAF festival, Paris International Animation Film Festival, and CutOut Fest Mexico.
My current obsessions
Fireworks
Death Valley National Park
Vernal pools
Ursula K. Le Guin
Jungle crows in Japan
Late night fog
Oil pastels
Contact
mayuko.kobayashi15@gmail.com
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Mayuko Kobayashi
Animation Director, Artist, Sound Designer
mayuko.kobayashi15@gmail.com - +1 (401) - 263 - 3640 - @mayukobs_
Education
Rhode Island School of Design BFA Film/Animation/Video ‘25
Award of Distinction, May 2025
Honors, May 2025
Singapore American School, High School Diploma ‘21
Experience
The Gordon School — September - December 2025
Middle School Physical Animation Art Elective Class Teacher
Small Point Cafe — July 2025 - Present
Animated Social Media Content & Outreach
Full Body 2 — September - October 2025
Music Video Animator
BEAM Studio — September 2025 - Present
Illustrations for Publishing Book “Eating The Whole Fish”
Rhode Island School of Design — September 2022 - May 2025
Teaching Assistant — Pre-College Drawing, Pre-College Design, Foundation Year Design, Intro to Animation
Rhode Island School of Design — June - August 2024
Film/Animation/Video Department Demo Assistant
Festival Screenings
Paris International Animation Festival 2026
Bucharest International Animation Festival 2025
Transfiguration International Animation Festival 2025
CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival 2025
GIRAF Animation Festival 2025
Pune Short Film Festival 2024
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Digital/Film Photography and
Videography
3D Animation (Blender)
2D Hand-drawn & Digital Animation
(Photoshop, Premiere Pro,
After Effects)
Drawing (Physical and Digital Illustration)
Painting
Metal-working