About us
The meeting of two visionaries
Marina Martins and Melissa Malzkuhn met in 2015 and the rest is history in the making. Both are alike, creative-minded visionaries who wanted to bring new possibilities in storytelling for young children.
Marina founded Pigmental Studios to tell great stories through animation. Melissa founded Motion Light Lab to tell great stories in sign language.
This project is an exciting collaboration between a professional animation studio and a research & development lab at Gallaudet University, the world's only dedicated University for Deaf
and hard of hearing students.
The Story
The Baobab story was first developed in 2012, as a storybook app,
designed and based on groundbreaking research to support language acquisition and literacy development of deaf children. It continues to expand across the globe, now delivered in 11 different sign languages. Here Comes Mavo! is a spinoff of this original story. Our pink-haired adventurer has so much more stories to share. Let's go!
Our Team
Marina Martins
Melissa Malzkuhn
Melissa Malzkuhn
Producer
Melissa Malzkuhn
Melissa Malzkuhn
Melissa Malzkuhn
Producer
James Still
Melissa Malzkuhn
Christine Ricci
Head Writer
Christine Ricci
Enna Zone Djonlic
Christine Ricci
Curriculum Lead
Enna Zone Djonlic
Enna Zone Djonlic
Enna Zone Djonlic
Production Team
Jason Lamberton
Enna Zone Djonlic
Enna Zone Djonlic
Motion Capture Team
Jianye Wang
Silvia Palmieri
Silvia Palmieri
Animation Team
Silvia Palmieri
Silvia Palmieri
Silvia Palmieri
Visual Designer
Yiqiao Wang
Silvia Palmieri
Tayla Newman
Art and Storyboarding Team
Tayla Newman
Tayla Newman
Tayla Newman
Production Team
Ben Bahan
Tayla Newman
Ben Bahan
Advisor