Valerie Barnhart is an independent animator and visual artist based out of Ottawa, Canada. Her interdisiplinary practice is exploratory in nature but revolves specifically around the dynamics of silence and inaction as a form of violence. Valerie's background in book arts, and photography lead her to study at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design with a major in Visual Arts: a studio specialty in Printmaking and Drawing and an academic emphasis in Decolonization Politics and Non Western Art. In Valerie's 3rd year, she was sent on exchange to Willem deKooning Academie Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. There she explored stone lithography, architecture, and trend watching. Upon completion of her degree, Valerie exhibited in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Lima. Her art practice made a massive shift into documentary and animation entirely by accident. Girl in the Hallway is Valerie's very first animation. She taught herself how to animate during this three year production