Mad Swordsman Productions
Crafting Stories That
Captivate and Inspire
Pushing Creative Boundaries
and bringing bold ideas to screen

Mad Swordsman Productions

We enjoy collaborating with clients to bring their ideas to life, but our true passion lies in creating original content. We specialize in  animation, puppetry, production design, and storytelling that captivates and inspires. We thrive on pushing creative boundaries and bringing bold ideas to the screen. 

Clients include: McDonalds, Hershey’s, Mattel Barbie, Foot Locker, Blue Moon Brewing, Colemine Records, Gaumont Films, 20th Century Fox, Sony Television, AMC, Universal Studios, IFC, Food Network, Darigold Milk, Hasbro Toys, Poof-Slinky Toys, Hamley's Toy Store, Toys R US/FAO Schwarz, WNDR Museum of Chicago, Kohls Childrens Museum, The Field Museum of Natural History, Peoria Ballet Company, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Chicago Children's Theatre.
Our Recent Work

Production Design

Production designer for “Inkwo: for When the Starving Return,”
a stop-motion short selected for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.  
Selected as a TIFF Top 10 Canadian film of 2024.

A Canadian film, by director, screenwriter, and producer Amanda Strong.

Animation and Design

“A Joyful Sound”
The stop-motion music video for
Colemine Record’s Kelly Finnigan

Director, Writer, Designer, Animator: Kate Stransky