2026 EAGLECON Schedule
At Eagle Con, we host various panels, workshops, and networking opportunitIes for students.
Be a part of the Golden Eagle community, learn from professionals, discover new skills, and connect with fellow peers!
DAY 2: October 21st
ALL DAY
Convention Floor
Stop Motion Lab and Exhibit
Read Description
Five of the leading stop motion animation studios present an all day pop-up exhibit
featuring their work and starring their puppets. Studio artists will be on hand to discuss the
painstaking and magical work of stop motion.
Game Room
9 AM – 11 AM
Embracing Your Inner Nerd
Read Description
This panel students to celebrate the curiosity, passions, and quirks that make them who
they are. Join first-generation college graduates Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles and Hon. George
A. Turner, Jr. for a conversation about finding community, embracing your authentic self,
and discovering how the interests you once tried to hide can become your greatest
strengths.
Moderator: Echo Valencia
Sponsored by My Tribe Media
Moderator: Echo Valencia
Sponsored by My Tribe Media
Comics Panel: Julia Mata, Emmanuel Guerrero, Adam Lemnah, Tracey Jackson
Read Description
Meet some exciting creators in the LA comic book scene. In this panel and discussion,
local creators will discuss their art, their process, and their thoughts about the power of the
comic book medium.
Moderator: Prof. Zachary Vernon
Moderator: Prof. Zachary Vernon
Film Distribution: Craig Rogers, Billy Ray Brewton, Ash Cook, Hugues Barbier, James Branscome
Read Description
Representatives from the most exciting independent and cult film distributors gather to
discuss the work of acquiring, repping, and screening non-mainstream film in a world of
rising cinephelia.
Moderator: Dalila Droege
Moderator: Dalila Droege
Artist Talk: Jennifer Juniper Stratford
Read Description
Jennifer Juniper Stratford is a director and video artist from Hollywood, California and the
founder of Telefantasy Studios. Inspired by a love of video art, outsider cinema, and
experimental animation, her work feels like something you might catch on late-night cable
or on an obscure video cassette. She has created and directed teleplays, music videos,
adverts, video games, and immersive installations.
Jennifer joins us for a screening and discussion of her amazing work and career.
Jennifer joins us for a screening and discussion of her amazing work and career.
12 PM – 3 PM
Yellow Veil Presentation
Read Description
Yellow Veil Pictures is a New York City and Los Angeles-based worldwide film sales and
distribution company founded by Hugues Barbier, Justin Timms, and Joe Yanick in 2018.
Focusing exclusively on class = "accent"> boundary pushing genre cinema, Yellow Veil seeks to highlight
emergent filmmakers who exist on the cusp of commercial, arthouse cinema, while
maintaining a unique focus on festival strategy and production and packaging.
Hugues joins us to class = "accent"> discuss the work of his innovative firm and the business of packaging,
selling, and screening challenging, innovative genre cinema.
Editing for SF-Fantasy TV : Adam Lemnah
Read Description
Go behind the scenes of constructing some of our favorite fantasy television with editor
Adam Lemnah. Adam will share his advice and insights won from his work on recent series
such as Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and Lovecraft County.
The Business of the Business: Shannan E. Johnson
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TBA...
Vidiots Presentation
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A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema,
Vidiots is dedicated to inspiring human interaction around film through preserving,
growing, and providing access to our diverse DVD, BluRay, and rare VHS collection,
showcasing the work of emerging, master, and underrepresented artists, and producing
unique and agordable film events and vital education programs.
Vidiots will host a presentation on their organization's unique mission to preserve and support physical media and theatrical exhibtion.
Vidiots will host a presentation on their organization's unique mission to preserve and support physical media and theatrical exhibtion.
Listening Party: Patti Kilroy
Read Description
Prof. Kilroy leads an outdoor listening party of new music.
Cult Film Presentation: James Branscome
Read Description
James Branscome of Cinematic Void presents a short history of cult film and non-mainstream exhibition.
Comics and Animation Panel: Robert Goodin, Kris Mukai, Mikey Heller
Read Description
Go behind the scenes of contemporary animation with an esteemed panel of animators.
The panel will discuss the work of character design and the parallels of animation with
other graphic art forms.
Moderator: Prof. Zachary Vernon
Moderator: Prof. Zachary Vernon
SFX Panel
Read Description
This panel brings together creatives working the fast-moving world of special egects. Join
us to hear insider stories of the power and possibilities of these tools of cinematic
storytelling.
Moderator: Miles Votek
Moderator: Miles Votek
6 PM
Screening: THE PEOPLE’S JOKER (2022)
Read Description
Taking copyrighted characters for a joyride, Vera Drew’s inventive take on the superhero
film bounces between digerent visual styles, including dynamic animation and puppetry.
Basking in the thrill of pastiche, this daring debut keenly expresses the trans experience
through the lens of pop culture (Mubi).
Presented by the Cal State Cinematheque
Presented by the Cal State Cinematheque