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ANNOUNCEMENT:

ALEXIA ANASTASIO
Presents in Association with Tribeca Film Institute:
“ADVENTURES IN PLYMPTOONS!“
A Documentary on the Art and Animation of Bill Plympton. Run Time: 85 mins.

Anastasio stated: “I met Bill as a person first and then as an animator. He really stands out, as someone, who doesn't compromise his vision or, his dream and does what he loves to do everyday. I hope this will inspire others to make their art no matter what!“

This is a collaborative “portrait“ piece on Bill Plympton: The King of Indie Animation. It evolved into a uniquely molded peek into Bill's creative vision and the inspiration for his hand drawn, animation art. The film crew interviewed and followed Bill on his travels to film festivals, animation master classes and personal appearances in New York City, Woodstock, LA and Portland, Oregon where Bill originally hails from and back to his studio in New York City where his animation magic happens.

“ADVENTURES IN PLYMPTOONS!” documentary features many interviews, with Bill' s famous friends, including Terry Gilliam, Matthew Modine voice over in Bill's short film, “Santa, The Fascist Years” and star of “Full Metal Jacket” and Academy Award winner Keith Carradine voice actor in Bill' s “Hair High.”

Others interviewed include: “Hair High” voice actors Ed Begley, Jr., Jay O' Sanders and Peter Jason. Directors: Chris Wedge, “Ice Age” and David Silverman “The Simpsons Movie.” Musicians: Moby and Weird Al Yankovic. Tom Kenny the voice of SpongeBob and Martha Plimpton, star of “The Good Wife.”

CREDITS:
Alexia Anastasio:
Director/Producer, Graduate SUNY Purchase.
Documentaries: “Adventures in Plymptoons!. “Beyond the Noise, My Transcendental Meditation Journey.” (Alexia co-produced and shot interview with filmmaker David Lynch.)
Student Films: “Wandering Girl,” “Feminist Picnic,” “Candy Land,” “Otakon,” “Super NoFriendo From Pace to Purchase.”
Short Films: “Monkey Movie,” “Happy Cow Buys the Farm.”
Documentary: “Beatrice Valentine Amrhein.”

Credits

Bill Plympton: Legendary, Animator, Director, Producer. In 1987 Bill received his 1st Oscar nomination for “Your Face” and in 2005, Bill received his 2nd Oscar nomination for “Guard Dog.” In 2010, Bill was an Oscar contender for his animated feature, “Idiots and Angels” and his animated short, “The Cow That Wanted To Be A Hamburger.” New from Bill, “Guard Dog” Global Jam an animated unique compilation from invited animators around the world, of one shot each from his Oscar nominated short film “Guard Dog.”

New short films, “Summer Bummer” and the Weird Al music video “TMZ” are currently at Film Festivals. A member of the Society of Illustrators, Bill has been honored by the MoCCA Art Festival, as a Cartoonist of the Year. http://www.plymptoons.com.

Music by: Maureen McElheron, Parson Brown, Nicole Renaud and Smokey Miles. Hank Bones, Keith Carradine, Hasil Adkins, Baron Fersen, Uli Geissendoerfer, David Silverman, Didier Carmier, Larry Eagle, Bruce Balmer and Marty Nelson

Associate Producer: Kevin Sean Michaels: Filmmaker/producer, “Vampira: The Movie,” “The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels,” “Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest”

Edited: Alexia Anastasio and Kevin Sean Michaels

Executive Producers: Ken Mora, Mark Steiner, Katy Anastasio

FILM FESTIVALS 2011
Museum of Moving Image May 30, 2011; Sneak Preview
Annecy International Animation Film Festival. June 7, 2011; World Premiere
Burbank Film Festival, Burbank CA, Sept. 15-18, 2011.
Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock NY, Sept. 21-25, 2011.
Indie Ani-Fest Korean Independent Animation Film Festival, Seoul, Sep. 22-27, 2011.
George Eastman House, Rochester NY, Sept. 29, 2011.
Bend Film Festival, Bend OR, Oct. 6-9, 2011.
Flyway Film Festival, Stockholm, WI, Oct. 20-23, 2011.
SoDok Animation Film Festival, South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, Oct. 20, 2011.
DokLeipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Oct. 17-23, 2011.
Flip Animation Festival, Wolverhampton, UK, Oct. 27-30, 2011.
Puchon International Student Anim.Fest., Gyeonggi Province, Korea, Nov. 4-8, 2011.
St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, MI, Nov. 10-20, 2011.
The Valley Film Festival, Nov. 12, 2011, Received the "10 Degrees Hotter" Award
Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Fredrikstad, Norway, Nov. 9-13, 2011.
Cape Ann Community Cinema, Gloucester, MA, Dec. 3, 2011.

Rex Sikes talks to Alexia Anastasio on Movie Beat Podcast

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