On Assignment - From the duPont-Columbia Awards
On Assignment - From the duPont-Columbia Awards
On Assignment - From the duPont-Columbia Awards
#16: Ron Suskind and Roger Ross Williams
31 minutes Posted Jan 20, 2017 at 6:07 am.
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Go behind the scenes with two of the minds behind the remarkable documentary, Life, Animated. Pulitzer Prize winner and J-School grad Ron Suskind and Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams tell the real-life story of how Ron’s autistic son, Owen Suskind, reconnected with the world around him through classic Disney animated films, like The Lion King and The Little Mermaid.
Life, Animated tells Owen’s story through a combination of home movies, Disney clips, and original animation. It's based on the 2014 book of the same name by Owen's father.