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Minnow Mountain Emmy-Winning Animators of TOWER, Amazon's UNDONE, and Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood. Craig Staggs is an animator, illustrator, filmmaker and writer.

We are honored to serve as the character animation unit on Amazon’s groundbreaking new series: Undone. And proud to be the animation team behind Tower, an Emmy winning film directed by Keith Maitland. Craig Staggs and Steph Swope founded Minnow Mountain to create groundbreaking material for the new media environment that includes screens big and small. Our work displays a unique vision and persona

lity but is rooted in traditional creative processes and turbo charged with an insane work ethic. After earning a BFA in Photography from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Steph Swope began a diverse career in the visual arts. A veteran of the independent film industry, Steph rose from art department and photo/video research to producing award winning animation and video. His illustrations have been featured in publications such as The New York Times and the covers of Simon and Schuster’s Star Trek: Starfleet Academy book series. His iconic work on Richard Linklater’s cult classic A Scanner Darkly lead to a successful freelance animation career before founding Minnow Mountain with the goal of developing original feature films, television and web series. We are excited to offer original content and professional services.

Watch Apollo 10 1/2 right now on .
20/02/2025

Watch Apollo 10 1/2 right now on .

The rotoscope triangle.
18/02/2025

The rotoscope triangle.

Arthouse animation quotes to impress your friends at parties and bullfights.
17/02/2025

Arthouse animation quotes to impress your friends at parties and bullfights.

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13/02/2025

Unused poster image for one of our original concepts. Guess the title!

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Attending SXSW 2025? This Meet Up is a chance to mix with animation industry folks and make some sweet connections. Host...
10/02/2025

Attending SXSW 2025?

This Meet Up is a chance to mix with animation industry folks and make some sweet connections. Hosted by SXSW veterans Craig Staggs and Steph Swope of Minnow Mountain, animators behind Tower (PBS), Undone (Amazon Prime), and Apollo 10 1/2 (Netflix). Animation pros at any level are invited to the second year of this epic exchange of business cards. Leave your mark on our huge live-drawing canvas! Help us build on the success of last year’s event and grow contacts inside the animation community. It’s a must-attend meet up for serious animation industry networking. These are your people!

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10/02/2025

Pure Hollywood.

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04/02/2025
That one time we were on the cover of the and they let do the illustration.
04/02/2025

That one time we were on the cover of the and they let do the illustration.

Sometimes we bust a move, animation stylez.
22/01/2025

Sometimes we bust a move, animation stylez.

Please let us re-introduce you to Minnow Mountain. You can learn more by going to minnowmountain.com, of course. ...
06/01/2025

Please let us re-introduce you to Minnow Mountain. You can learn more by going to minnowmountain.com, of course.

We were honored to speak earlier this month at the 2024 World Animation Summit hosted by in Los Angeles.
18/11/2024

We were honored to speak earlier this month at the 2024 World Animation Summit hosted by in Los Angeles.

One minute demo reel to promote our appearance at the World Animation Summit in LA on Tuesday morning. If your attending...
02/11/2024

One minute demo reel to promote our appearance at the World Animation Summit in LA on Tuesday morning. If your attending the summit, please come have a sit down and listen to our yarn.

Thanks for having us.

Established in 2012, Minnow Mountain is celebrating our 12th birthday with a fancy-ass photo shoot! Say hello to CEO Cra...
01/11/2024

Established in 2012, Minnow Mountain is celebrating our 12th birthday with a fancy-ass photo shoot! Say hello to CEO Craig Staggs. Photos by the amazing .

Much gratitude to our VERY FANCY fans, friends, family, partners, crew, and clients that helped us in this journey.

Established in 2012, Minnow Mountain is celebrating our 12th birthday with a fancy-ass photo shoot! Say hello to Madam P...
31/10/2024

Established in 2012, Minnow Mountain is celebrating our 12th birthday with a fancy-ass photo shoot! Say hello to Madam President herself, Steph Swope. Photos by the amazing .

Much gratitude to our VERY FANCY fans, friends, family, partners, crew, and clients that helped us in this journey.

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Quantum Cowboys Clip
Quantum Cowboys Clip

Quantum Cowboys: Now showing in select theaters and streaming on Prime Video and Apple TV. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. We were honored to contribute to this amazing film. #animation #rotoscope Quantum Cowboys

Quantum Cowboys Clip
Quantum Cowboys Clip

Quantum Cowboys: Now showing in select theaters and streaming on Prime Video and Apple TV . 100% on Rotten Tomatoes We were honored to contribute to this amazing film. #animation #rotoscope Quantum Cowboys

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Quantum Cowboys Clip: Bullets

Quantum Cowboys: Now showing in select theaters and streaming on Prime Video and Apple TV. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. We were honored to contribute to this amazing film. #animation #rotoscope Learn More: Quantum Cowboys https://www.quantumcowboysmovie.com/

Quantum Cowboys Trailer
Quantum Cowboys Trailer

Quantum Cowboys playing now in select theaters and streaming November 14th. We were honored to contribute to this amazing film. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

We are proud our 96% average Rotten Tomatoes score. Studio co-founders Steph Swope and Craig Staggs in this clip from our new about video you can watch on minnowmountain.com.

Apollo 10 1/2 is the perfect Sunday afternoon movie. Watch on Netflix right now. #fyc #Oscars #animation

For your consideration. Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood on Netflix. #fyc #oscars #animation

A peak behind the scenes of Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10 1/2- the highly acclaimed Oscar contender for best animated feature film playing right now on Netflix. Starring Glen Powell Jack Black Zachary Levi #FYC #foryourconsideration #bestanimatedfeature #animation #oscars

Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas. Drawn by Craig Staggs. Beto O'Rourke #animation #illustration #rotoscoping #rotoscopia #rotoscopeanimation

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EMMY WINNING ANIMATORS OF TOWER AND AMAZON’S UNDONE

We are honored to serve as the character animation unit on Amazon’s groundbreaking new series: Undone. And proud to be the animation team behind Tower, an Emmy winning film directed by Keith Maitland. Craig Staggs and Steph Swope founded Minnow Mountain to create groundbreaking material for the new media environment that includes screens big and small. Our work displays a unique vision and personality but is rooted in traditional creative processes and turbo charged with an insane work ethic.