The director of 'Sketch' sought every emotion and every demographic

By Ari Shapiro,

Patrick Jarenwattananon, Mia Venkat

Published August 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM CDT

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Seth Worley, director of the feature film Sketch, where a young girl's drawings of monsters come to life.

Ari Shapiro

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Mia Venkat