About Blue Seat Studios:

Our mission is to teach big ideas through humor.  Why? Because it’s fun!

While we’re at it, we also want to make videos that make a difference.  

We believe that even the most serious subjects can be treated with humor and compassion.

We use hand-drawn animation to bring stories to viewers in a very down-to-earth and human way.  But what distinguishes us most is our focus on clear and engaging scripts. Making the world a better place doesn’t have to be boring or preachy, and we’re here to prove it.

About Rachel:

Rachel is the founder, owner, and principal animator of Blue Seat Studios.  Rachel is a former researcher and an educator, having taught physiology, biology and math at both the high school and college level.  She has a B.A. in Biology from Brown University and an M.Ed. in educational psychology. She is a lifelong artist who has worked in print illustration, design and graphic recording.  Through Blue Seat Studios, Rachel has found a way to combine her love of making art with her passion for distilling complex concepts and using humor to educate people of all ages.

Awards:

Visionary Voice Award, from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Presented by: The New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, March 2017

Official Selection: Show Me Justice Film Festival 2016

‘Tea Consent’ (approx 150 million views across platforms)

Recent works:

  • United Nations, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

    • Humanitarian Aid --  Listen and Respond. (in 3 languages)

  • Amnesty International

    • Human Rights Defenders series (in 4 languages)

  • Snapchat, Inc

    • Safer Internet Day (Stand up for friends online)

  • Thorn, partnered with Facebook  (In 3 languages)

    • Sextortion

  • Harvard University, Global Support Services (video series)

    • Sexual Health Abroad

    • Bystander intervention

  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

    • VITALS (Climate change science)

  • US Army

    • Consent: Sexual Assault Prevention

  • Equality Now

    • I’m Just a Law (working to end gender discriminatory laws, worldwide)

Contributors

Editors, artists, musicians, and voiceover actors who help bring your videos to life: