About
Felicity Morland is an indepedent filmmaker, animator and lifelong animation enthusiast. This being her first feature film as director she began work in early 2018, starting a few interviews with professionals such as "Cuphead" animator Tina Nawrocki, former Disney animators Samantha Youssef , Nancy Beiman, independent animator Bill Plympton, anime-inspired animator Naseer Pasha who worked on Netflix's "Castlevania" from there the project and team has grown and grown as our journey to capture stories about hand-drawn animation continues. With lots of hard work, passion and determination we have now interviewed over 40 animators in North America, Europe, and Japan including James Baxter, Tina Nawrocki, Glen Keane, Aya Suzuki, Mamoru Hosoda, Mitsuo Iso, Toshiyuki Inoue, and Tomm Moore, just to name a few.
We are now in the final stages of post-production.
We are now in the final stages of post-production.
Synopsis
Hand-Drawn: Documentary is an in-depth feature-length documentary film about the art form of hand-drawn animation, as told by the animators of this craft themselves. Exploring their stories, their hand-drawn animation approaches and their ideas about recent hand-drawn developments and the potential future of hand-drawn animation. Including interviews with animation professionals from North America, Europe and Japan, including Glen Keane, known for key animation on "Disney's Beauty and the Beast", Mamoru Hosoda, director of "Belle", Koji Yamamura, whose shorts have been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short, and Bill Plympton whose animated shorts have been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short; and Cartoon Saloon, an Irish animation studio that has produced "Song of the Sea," "WolfWalkers" and other highly acclaimed works.
News Articles and Reviews
2019.12/04 AWN.COM: ‘Hand Drawn’ Feature Documentary in Last Days of Indiegogo Campaign
2019.11/20 Animation Magazine: ‘Hand Drawn’ Documentary Crowdfunds Final Round
2018.11/20 AWN.COM: TRAILER: Documentary Feature ‘Hand Drawn’ Explores the Art of 2D Animation
2018.11/14 Animation Magazine: ‘Hand Drawn’ Doc Featuring Jorge Gutierrez Now Crowdfunding
2019.11/20 Animation Magazine: ‘Hand Drawn’ Documentary Crowdfunds Final Round
2018.11/20 AWN.COM: TRAILER: Documentary Feature ‘Hand Drawn’ Explores the Art of 2D Animation
2018.11/14 Animation Magazine: ‘Hand Drawn’ Doc Featuring Jorge Gutierrez Now Crowdfunding