JNR Productions presents The Family Photo, an animated short film.
What happened after an astronaut left a family photo on the moon fifty plus years ago? This animated short explores the butterfly effect of such an action. How did it affect us all?
Writer, Producer, Director: John Norris Ray
Director, Editor, Production Design: María Victoria Sánchez
Animation Director: Rodrigo Beltrán Soria
Sound: Rafael Pirela
Original Music: Jhonatan Faria
Character Design/Storyboard Artist: Maria Paula Carache
Color Script/Concept Art: Rhona Parra
3D Animation: Rodrigo Beltrán Soria/Valeria Denisse Irigoyen
3D Modeling & Texturing: Rodrigo Beltrán Soria/Marco Ivan Solis Hernandez
The Family Photo has been completed and is in the film festival circuit. It has won 65 awards so far and has many other selections and nominations. Awards received for Best Animated Short Film, Best Sound Design, Best Children’s Film, Best Animated Film, Best Director, and Best Original Score.
We are honored to be a Director’s Choice Award for the Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF). TEFF is an Academy Award® Qualifying Film Festival for animation. We will be part of the 45th Annual Touring Season, 2026.
Current Festival Selections and Nominations
