The first in-depth look at the most influential animation studio of its time, The Pixar Story goes behind the scenes of the groundbreaking company that pioneered a new generation of animated feature films. Iwerks uses never-before-seen footage from the Pixar library, along with historic archival animation and first hand accounts by animators, studio executives, directors, producers and voice performers to chronicle the remarkable company that revolutionized an industry. The Pixar Story includes exclusive interviews with some of the key players in the Pixar story including John Lasseter, Ed Catmull, Steve Jobs, George Lucas, Michael Eisner, Bob Iger, Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal, Tim Allen, Brad Bird and more.
With unparalleled access to the people who shaped its history, The Pixar Story traces the company's initial struggles, early failures and ultimate successes as it reaches the upper echelons of the entertainment business. A joyful celebration of the art form in all its variety, the film also takes audiences back to animation's earliest successes, with rare archival footage from classic features and short films.
"4 stars. A must see." - Film Threat
'[Leslie Iwerks] focuses less on Pixar's behind-the-scenes methodology (with good reason, considering how exhaustively those details are chronicled on the Pixar DVDs themselves), but presents a treasure trove of rare footage, including clips of Lasseter's first two Student Academy Award-winning film-school projects, "Lady and the Lamp" and "NiteMare," which presage "Luxo Jr." and "Monsters Inc."' - Variety review
"This film will be an invaluable resource for film and animation historians, as well as multitudes of Pixar fans, from here to infinity and beyond." - The Hollywood Reporter review
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Leslie Iwerks
Producer, director and writer Leslie Iwerks is a third generation filmmaker from a two-time Oscar® winning family. Her recent documentary short film, Recycled Life, chronicled the thousands of people living and working in the largest and most toxic landfill in Central America over the last sixty years: the Guatemala City garbage dump. The film was nominated for an Academy Award® in 2006 and has won nine top film festival awards.
Iwerks' award-winning theatrical documentary The Hand Behind the Mouse-The Ub Iwerks Story chronicles the life of her grandfather, Ub Iwerks, Academy Award winning motion picture pioneer, and the original designer and co-creator of Mickey Mouse. In addition, she is co-author of a book of the same title, published by Disney Editions in 2001. The Hand Behind the Mouse was honored with the 2002 E.G. Lutz Award for top animation book of the year.
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