Jason Archer

Jason Archer

Jason Archer (born July 31, 1973, in Longview, TX) is an American visual artist, director and animator.

He worked as an animator on the feature film Waking Life, then began directing music videos for artists such as David Byrne and Latin musicians Molotov and Juanes. In 2003 he was awarded an MTV Video of the Year Award and a Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video by directing and animating Molotov’s Frijolero. Short films include the satirical trilogy The State of the Union, The Homeland Ho-Down and Clean Sweep. In 2006, he re-teamed with Richard Linklater and Tommy Pollata, this time serving as Head of Animation on A Scanner Darkly. Jason is a published illustrator with the Austin American Statesman and a guest lecturer with The University of Texas at Austin, Texas State University and Tecnológico de Monterrey.