Finding Your Worth Outside The Industry

Meridian Gray Culpepper, former Pixar intern and director of the indie animated short Planet Jane, shares a candid look at navigating unemployment in the animation industry and rebuilding creative identity outside the studio system. Through experiences from her work as a story artist to being laid off and starting her own studio, Meridian offers a hopeful roadmap for rediscovering your voice as an artist when the traditional career path disappears.