Cheers for Big Bad Boo

Cheers for Big Bad Boo

Class of ’95 | Asked whether it was a dormant creative gene that prompted Shabnam Rezaei C’95 EAS’95 to leave a successful career in the financial-software industry to start her own animation studio, she laughs and retorts: “I couldn’t draw a stick figure if my...
Cartoon Culture: Big Bad Boo

Cartoon Culture: Big Bad Boo

Big Bad Boo is an animation company that makes cartoons aimed at educating children about the many rich and diverse cultures in America. Its first cartoon, about a young Iranian boy living in America, was called “Babak and Friends.” The success of Babak...
Transcript: Teaching Traditions

Transcript: Teaching Traditions

Integration Goes Nutz Big Bad Boo started a few years ago when I realized there was a gap in the market for culturally rich content for children. So my husband and I partnered with a gentleman by the name of Dustin Ellis to do a direct-to-DVD cartoon, similar to...