Disney´s Acclaimed "Waking Sleeping Beauty" comes to the Rhode Island International Film Festival
Entertainment Desk
July 30, 2010
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PROVIDENCE, RI - Fans of Disney animation are in for a treat this August when FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) presents the regional premiere of the critically acclaimed documentary, "Waking Sleeping Beauty." The film will be screened on Wednesday, August 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the Providence Showcase Cinema 16, and again on Saturday, August 14th, 7:00 p.m. at the Opera House Cinema in Newport. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance or at the door.
"Waking Sleeping Beauty" brilliantly fuses interviews, internal memos, home movies, and a memorable cast of characters who brought about what would become the Disney animation revolution: Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Roy Disney, Don Bluth, John Lasseter and Tim Burton. The film shines a light on Disney Animation´s darkest hours, greatest joys and its incredible renaissance.
"The film chronicles the extremely dramatic time from 1984 to 1994 when a perfect storm of people and circumstances changed the face of feature animation forever. It is a wonderfully entertaining story of clashing egos, out-of-control budgets, escalating tensions... and one of the most extraordinary creative periods in animation history." said Ron Tippe, RIIFF Producing Director, who worked with Walt Disney Feature Animation on the Oscar-nominated short, "RUNAWAY BRAIN," and he managed the Disney Animation Studio in Paris, France.
Tippe will lead a Q&A following the screening in Providence on the 11th with the film´s writer, Patrick Pacheco.
While in some ways the film reiterates the original magic that Disney has brought to many a childhood, this documentary is not a one-sided portrait. It manages to capture both the enchantment and the conflict behind the scenes. It also carefully depicts the conflict between the animators and studio chiefs who held differing points of view on the path that Disney Animation should take, portraying both sides of the story. This ability to be unbiased yet impassioned, fair yet dramatic is what makes Waking Sleeping Beauty truly effective.
"Waking Sleeping Beauty", directed by Don Hahn ("The Lion King") and produced by Peter Schneider and Don Hahn, was an official selection at the 2009 Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and winner of the Audience Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival."
PROVIDENCE, RI - Fans of Disney animation are in for a treat this August when FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) presents the regional premiere of the critically acclaimed documentary, "Waking Sleeping Beauty." The film will be screened on Wednesday, August 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the Providence Showcase Cinema 16, and again on Saturday, August 14th, 7:00 p.m. at the Opera House Cinema in Newport. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance or at the door.
"Waking Sleeping Beauty" brilliantly fuses interviews, internal memos, home movies, and a memorable cast of characters who brought about what would become the Disney animation revolution: Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Roy Disney, Don Bluth, John Lasseter and Tim Burton. The film shines a light on Disney Animation´s darkest hours, greatest joys and its incredible renaissance.
"The film chronicles the extremely dramatic time from 1984 to 1994 when a perfect storm of people and circumstances changed the face of feature animation forever. It is a wonderfully entertaining story of clashing egos, out-of-control budgets, escalating tensions... and one of the most extraordinary creative periods in animation history." said Ron Tippe, RIIFF Producing Director, who worked with Walt Disney Feature Animation on the Oscar-nominated short, "RUNAWAY BRAIN," and he managed the Disney Animation Studio in Paris, France.
Tippe will lead a Q&A following the screening in Providence on the 11th with the film´s writer, Patrick Pacheco.
While in some ways the film reiterates the original magic that Disney has brought to many a childhood, this documentary is not a one-sided portrait. It manages to capture both the enchantment and the conflict behind the scenes. It also carefully depicts the conflict between the animators and studio chiefs who held differing points of view on the path that Disney Animation should take, portraying both sides of the story. This ability to be unbiased yet impassioned, fair yet dramatic is what makes Waking Sleeping Beauty truly effective.
"Waking Sleeping Beauty", directed by Don Hahn ("The Lion King") and produced by Peter Schneider and Don Hahn, was an official selection at the 2009 Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and winner of the Audience Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival."
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