“The Suburbs”

Premiered at Stephen Street Gallery, 2025: Sweepy Bear revisits his suburban hometown and reflects on childhood desire.





“A Nice Place to Stop and Have a Life”

Premiered at The Emily Harvey Foundation, 2025:  A dreamlike exploration of a liminal suburban space.







“The Transformation of Newtown Creek”

Commissioned by Newtown Creek Alliance, 2024: A 3D animated film exploring the transformation of an urban waterway.








“How To Say What You Really Mean”

Premiered at Ridgewood Off Kilter Festival, 2025: Sweepy Bear struggles to find the words to express his inner world, and turns to a popular book for help. 





“The Mind-Bottle Problem”

Premiered at Ridgewood Off-Kilter Film Festival, winner, Best Animated Short 2024:
A nail polish bottle asks his therapist: am I the bottle, or the polish?








Wyatt Bertz is an artist using video, sculpture, design, and sound to examine the impact of consumer culture.