Walking With Animators
2025 – 1h45
Started in 2018, shot in several countries and supported by many major studios, this documentary offers an unprecedented immersion in the world of animators. Focusing as much on drawing as on stop-motion, on paper cut-outs as on computer-generated images, the film captures the magic of an art of shadows, more than ever threatened by the democratization of artificial intelligence tools. The cast includes several icons of the 7th Art: Joe Dante (Gremlins), John Landis (The Blues Brothers), Phil Tippett (Mad God), Floyd Norman (Sleeping Beauty from Disney Studios), Doug Chiang (The Legend of Beowulf), David Silverman (Monsters, Inc.), Paul Wee (The Simpsons), Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man New Generation) and Jay Oliva (The Dark Knight Returns).
Written and Directed by: Gilles Penso & Alexandre Poncet
Starring:
Rony Abovitz, Jojo Aguilar, Deborah Anderson, Doug Chiang, Charlie Chiodo,
Edouard Chiodo, Stephen Chiodo, Delphine Coudray, Ri Crawford, Joe Dante, Jim Davidson,
Chris Defaria, Chuck Duke, Chris Endicott, Tom Gibbons, Hal Hickel, Joe Johnston, Glen Keane,
Nancy Kruse, Yoko Kuno,Jessica Lackey, John Landis, David Lauer, Julien Lestel,
Julie Lockhart, Floyd Norman, Michel Ocelot, Takashi Okado, Jay Oliva, Regina Pessoa,
Bill Plympton, Michael Polcino, Barry Purves, Peter Ramsey, Henry Selick, David Silverman,
Shay Stone, Drew Struzan, Richard Taylor, Shannon Tindle,Phil Tippett, Eric Towner,
Glenn Vilppu, Paul Wee, Dan Wool, Nobuhiro Yamashita and many more.
Music: Alexandre Poncet
Editing: Gilles Penso
Visual & Credits Effects: Tippett Studio, Mystery Meat Media LLC
Mixing: Vega Prod
