"Animating dreams, shifting reality." 15 June 2023 Factual 72 mins
A documentary told from the voices of the "second golden age" of animation in the 1990s and 2000s about the rise, fall and rise again of hand-drawn animation. They were trained by animation masters that created the principles of animation, they took animation to heights no one dreamed of - and then came the computer.
Watch the official Pencils vs Pixels 2023 trailer in HD below.
Ming-Na Wen as Self - Narrator (voice)
Pete Docter as Self
John Musker as Self
Tony Bancroft as Self
Jorge R. Gutierrez as Self
Seth MacFarlane as Self
Glen Keane as Self
Tina Price as Self
Lorna Cook as Self
Kevin Smith as Self
Alex Hirsch as Self
Floyd Norman as Self
Bruce W. Smith as Self
Phil Earnest Director
Jhemma Ziegler Co-Producer
Bay Dariz Producer
Shannon Houchins Executive Producer
Noor Ahmed Executive Producer
Bay Dariz Director
Christopher Joe Executive Producer
Tom Bancroft Producer
Mike Hugo Editor
Chris Conner Executive Producer
Canada 15 June 2023
France 15 June 2023
United Kingdom 20 May 2024
United States 07 November 2023
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