Fallbrook animator comes home for film festival, which starts Friday, April 5 in Bonsall

Amidst a crowd of well-seasoned producers, directors, and actors at a media party held recently for the upcoming Fallbrook International Film Festival, a young woman stood out. That woman was Tahnee Gehm who grew up in Fallbrook and earned scholarship funds from a local arts organization to attend the California Arts Institute in Valencia. Gehm, who graduated in 2012 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in character animation, with several credits to her name, will present her animated short film, “Can We Be Happy Now” at her hometown festival.

Gehm said while her animated film was in productio...