Parkersburg, W.Va. (September 16, 2021) – West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s adjunct professor, Adam Stover, had his short film “Jason Pell’s Pinpricks” chosen as the winning animated film in the clever and creepy category at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. The film can be viewed here.

“It’s always great to be recognized for artistic achievement, especially in one of the great American cities for film like San Francisco,” Stover said.

Inspired by Jason Pell, another West Virginian’s graphic novel, the science fiction/horror short film adds animation, narration, music and sound effects, bringing to life 20 of the 101 stories in the novel. Pell’s graphic novel, “Pinpricks,” can be purchased on Amazon.

“Being an anthology film with twenty stories, there’s not a single plot synopsis, but a theme does run throughout: Surviving West Virginia, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally,” he said. “That’s always been a challenge to the citizens of this state and is even more so now that we’re living in this post-pandemic time frame.  I hope everybody’s staying safe out there and taking care of each other.”

Stover recently learned that his film will be played before the feature film at the West Virginia International Film Festival Oct. 15 in Charleston.

“My advice is to get out there and do your thing. There’s going to be some kid out there that sees this film and decides to start their own band, or business, or whatever their dream is, and that will be a great thing. I hope a lot of people give it a chance. It’s one of those artworks that’s open to interpretation, so different people can draw different things from it and like it for their own personal reasons.”