Hello Beautiful
Documentary Graphics & Titles
Design
Motion
Overview
Motion graphics and VFX for Arc'teryx Presents: Hello, Beautiful, a documentary following Olympic climber Alannah Yip through alopecia and hair loss. Roughly 90 seconds of the film: the archival treatment and the ending titles. The archival footage got its own treatment: rock backgrounds with particle dust drifting through. Rock keeps the old footage in the world Alannah climbs in, and cuts against the green running through the rest of the film, so every trip into the past reads as its own place.
Role & Details
2x telly awards
Credits
Starring: Alannah Yip Written & Directed by: Darcy Hennessey Produced by: Sarah Steele Director of Photography: Karina Jesson Edited by: Jen Randall Executive Producers: Eugénie Frerichs, Ben Osborne, Sarah Steele, Darcy Hennessey, Andrea Wing 1st Assistant Camera: Lauren Yim 2nd Assistant Camera: Steven Nguyen Line Producer: Charlene Brochu Sound Mixer: Dave Pullmer Rigger / Safety: Kinley Aitken Original Score By: Missy Donaldson Motion Graphics / VFX: Kelly Kurtz Set Photographer: Eliza Earle Colourist: Natasha Nair Sound Engineer: Sharon Tseng Additional Sound Capture: David Daoud Arc’teryx: Mark McCambridge, Kate Lollar, James Kim, Daniel Kwong, Matt Spohn Special Thanks: Elemental Post, Tara Kerzhner, Timmy O’Neill, Paul Hennessey, Eric Sewell, Annie Gornall, Yarrow The Dog, Chris Sheldon (Keslow Camera), Amanda Palmer, JJ Mah, Doug Yip, Moira Bradford, Dr. John Coleman, Alise Zvigule
Client
Arc'teryx
Studio
Well Travelled Collective
Team Size
1 creative + support team
Timeline
3 weeks
My Role
Motion Designer & VFX
Contribution
I treated the archival footage, built the rock and particle-dust backgrounds it sits in, designed and animated the ending titles from an open canvas to the last thing the audience sees.
Client
Arc'teryx
Studio
Well Travelled Collective
Team Size
1 creative + support team
Timeline
3 weeks
My Role
Motion Designer & VFX
Contribution
I treated the archival footage, built the rock and particle-dust backgrounds it sits in, designed and animated the ending titles from an open canvas to the last thing the audience sees.
Credits
Starring: Alannah Yip Written & Directed by: Darcy Hennessey Produced by: Sarah Steele Director of Photography: Karina Jesson Edited by: Jen Randall Executive Producers: Eugénie Frerichs, Ben Osborne, Sarah Steele, Darcy Hennessey, Andrea Wing 1st Assistant Camera: Lauren Yim 2nd Assistant Camera: Steven Nguyen Line Producer: Charlene Brochu Sound Mixer: Dave Pullmer Rigger / Safety: Kinley Aitken Original Score By: Missy Donaldson Motion Graphics / VFX: Kelly Kurtz Set Photographer: Eliza Earle Colourist: Natasha Nair Sound Engineer: Sharon Tseng Additional Sound Capture: David Daoud Arc’teryx: Mark McCambridge, Kate Lollar, James Kim, Daniel Kwong, Matt Spohn Special Thanks: Elemental Post, Tara Kerzhner, Timmy O’Neill, Paul Hennessey, Eric Sewell, Annie Gornall, Yarrow The Dog, Chris Sheldon (Keslow Camera), Amanda Palmer, JJ Mah, Doug Yip, Moira Bradford, Dr. John Coleman, Alise Zvigule
Client
Arc'teryx
Studio
Well Travelled Collective
Credits
Starring: Alannah Yip Written & Directed by: Darcy Hennessey Produced by: Sarah Steele Director of Photography: Karina Jesson Edited by: Jen Randall Executive Producers: Eugénie Frerichs, Ben Osborne, Sarah Steele, Darcy Hennessey, Andrea Wing 1st Assistant Camera: Lauren Yim 2nd Assistant Camera: Steven Nguyen Line Producer: Charlene Brochu Sound Mixer: Dave Pullmer Rigger / Safety: Kinley Aitken Original Score By: Missy Donaldson Motion Graphics / VFX: Kelly Kurtz Set Photographer: Eliza Earle Colourist: Natasha Nair Sound Engineer: Sharon Tseng Additional Sound Capture: David Daoud Arc’teryx: Mark McCambridge, Kate Lollar, James Kim, Daniel Kwong, Matt Spohn Special Thanks: Elemental Post, Tara Kerzhner, Timmy O’Neill, Paul Hennessey, Eric Sewell, Annie Gornall, Yarrow The Dog, Chris Sheldon (Keslow Camera), Amanda Palmer, JJ Mah, Doug Yip, Moira Bradford, Dr. John Coleman, Alise Zvigule
My Role
Motion Designer & VFX
Team Size
1 creative + support team
Timeline
3 weeks
Process
Shaw Flick
Creative Director, Pennant
You brought skills, taste & vibe to the project.
You brought skills, taste & vibe to the project. We're all so glad to have you in the Pennant mix.
Jess Unwin
Marketing Director, Microba
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Marketing Director, Microba
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Marketing Director, Microba
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Darcy Hennessey Turenne
Director, Well Travelled Collective
You're hired for life.
Well, seriously, you killed it and I have never been more happy working with a VFX guru as I was with you. You’re hired for life.
Darcy Hennessey Turenne
Director, Well Travelled
You're hired for life.
Well, seriously, you killed it and I have never been more happy working with a VFX guru as I was with you. You’re hired for life.
Darcy Hennessey Turenne
Director, Well Travelled Collective
You're hired for life.
Well, seriously, you killed it and I have never been more happy working with a VFX guru as I was with you. You’re hired for life.
kelly kurtz
Independent motion designer & director. Brand anthems, launch promos, explainers. For studios and brands ready to go deep.
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Squamish, BC, CA (PST timezone)
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I gratefully & respectfully honour the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples whose unceded territory I reside operate & recreate.
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Squamish, BC, CA (PST timezone)
available for freelance worldwide
lets work together
lets work together
lets work together
I gratefully & respectfully honour the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples whose unceded territory I reside operate & recreate.
© Kelly Kurtz Design 2026. All rights reserved.
GET IN TOUCH
Squamish, BC, CA (PST timezone)
available for freelance worldwide
lets work together
lets work together
lets work together
I gratefully & respectfully honour the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples whose unceded territory I reside operate & recreate.
© Kelly Kurtz Design 2026. All rights reserved.