Life Animated
Watch THR’s Full, Uncensored Documentary Roundtable With ‘O.J.,’ ‘I Am Not Your Negro,’ ‘Weiner’ Filmmakers and More
THR's Writer Roundtable brings together Ezra Edelman ('O.J.: Made in America'), Werner Herzog ('Into the Inferno,' 'Lo and Behold'), Kirsten Johnson ('Cameraperson'), Josh Kriegman ('Weiner'), Raoul Peck ('I Am Not Your Negro') and Roger Ross Williams ('Life, Animated'). THR Roundtables air every Sunday on SundanceTV.
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Annie Awards Preview: What to Know About the Animation Community’s Big Night
'Zootopia' and 'Kubo and the Two Strings' are among the contenders for best animated feature.
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Stephen Colbert, ‘Life, Animated’ Filmmakers Express Mutual Admiration at Party for Oscar-Shortlisted Doc
The 'Late Show' host revealed how his 'Colbert Report' character was shaped by Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind, whose son Owen is the subject of the nonfiction feature about how Disney movies helped him express his emotions.
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‘Life, Animated’ Director Roger Ross Williams: Documentaries “Can Be Uplifting and Positive” | Documentary Oscar Roundatble
'Life, Animated' is "an uplifting, positive story about going into the older world of Owen, who has autism," Williams said.
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‘Life, Animated’ Director Reveals How His New Doc Left Disney’s Top Brass in Tears
The Orchard is releasing Roger Ross Williams' documentary, about how an autistic child learned to communicate via Disney movies, in New York and Los Angeles this weekend.
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Nantucket Film Festival: ‘Other People’ and ‘Life, Animated’ Win Audience Awards
'Captain Fantastic' and 'Tickled' were runners up in the narrative and documentary categories as the 21st edition of the festival wrapped up with a number of awards.
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Sundance: The Orchard Acquires Autism Doc ‘Life, Animated’
The film was helmed by Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams.
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‘Life, Animated’: Sundance Review
An autistic boy uses Disney movies to make sense of things in this radiant documentary, which premiered at Sundance.
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