The InkLine Project is a growing collection of short animated films that explore what it means to persist in an increasingly precarious world. Each film fuses animation, poetry, and music to confront themes of identity, resilience, and resistance. Raw and unfiltered, these pieces reflect the struggle to remain creative, truthful, and whole while facing personal and societal pressures.

Though distinct, the films share a commitment to spontaneity and honest expression. They are visceral responses to both the inner muse and external forces—what it means to be a woman, an artist, an American, a human being at a time when freedoms are eroding and fascism is on the rise. Together, they offer a cohesive vision: a call to resist, to tell the truth, and to insist on creativity as an act of survival.

The project began when artist Jackie Reeves created an unscripted, one-minute animation and then invited her friend Lauren Wolk to respond with an extemporaneous poem and music. The immediacy of this process and the authenticity of the work were so compelling that they launched The InkLine Project, creating a series of films from which they have curated collections to share at film festivals, on social media, and at arts and education venues.

They hope their InkLines inspire others to raise their own voices and speak their own truths.