Life, Animated
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A documentary by Academy Award winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams
Based on a book by Pulitzer Prize winning writer Ron Suskind
Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of colour. A fantasy? A nightmare?
Life, Animated is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn’t speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them into a language to express love and loss, kinship, brotherhood. The family was forced to become animated characters, communicating with him in Disney dialogue and song; until they all emerge, together, revealing how, in darkness, we all literally need stories to survive.
“A RADIANT, uplifting story. The film is a DOCUMENTARY GEM.” – The Hollywood Reporter
“deeply moving…a warm testament to a family’s love and resilience” – Variety
“It’s a film to which I believe everyone can relate, an EMOTIONAL POWERHOUSE.” – RogerEbert.com
“INCREDIBLY MOVING documentary…a must-watch” – The Guardian
| Cost: |
Adult: $5 Member: $3 |
Category: |
Arts | Entertainment Film |
| Location: |
Sid Williams Theatre
442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay |
This event is for Everyone | |
| More Info: |
Sid Williams Theatre Ticket Centre 250 338 2430 (Sid Williams Theatre Ticket Centre) Event Website |
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