Find joy in the journey.

Find joy in the journey.

Written, Directed, and Animated by

Amber Hilson

Music by

Tyler Hawes

Thesis Committee

Committee Chair:

Jo Anne Adams

Committee Members:

Cheryl Briggs, Darlene Hadrika


Log Line

A young witch must master her magic and learn to grow her crops before her anxiety grows out of control.

Short Summary

Roma, a young witch, struggles to use her magic to successfully make her crops grow. Her lack of confidence leaves her stuck inside the greenhouse until she is ready to move on. She must first re-center herself and overcome her self-doubt before it consumes her completely.

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About the Director

Amber Jade Hilson is an animation artist and filmmaker. She graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2016 with her B.A. in Film, Video, and New Media, and received her M.F.A. in Animation and Visual Effects from the University of Central Florida in 2020. Seeds of Doubt, her MFA thesis film, is the first of many future animated short film projects Amber has planned.

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