Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

Name: Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
Genre: Documentary
Released: TODO_MISSING
Rating: 94

2016, Documentary, 1h 28m

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Animator Floyd Norman became the first Disney African-American animator in 1956. After Walt's death, Mr. Norman left Disney to start his own company to produce black history films for high schools.

Genre:

Documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Michael Fiore, Erik Sharkey
Producer:

Michael Fiore
Release Date (Theaters):

Aug 26, 2016 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 26, 2016
Runtime:

1h 28m
Distributor:

FilmBuff

Cast & Crew

Floyd Norman
Self

Whoopi Goldberg
Self

Leonard Maltin
Self

Gary Trousdale
Self

Sergio Aragonés
Self

Paul Dini
Self

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Critic Reviews for Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

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Audience Reviews for Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

Sep 24, 2016

This is a lively documentary about the life of a great animator. It is a tribute to Floyd Norman that so many animators agreed to be interviewed to help tell his story often accompanied by classic Disney style animations to illustrate what life was like in the animators' offices. So many great snapshots of his time working for Disney and behind the scenes anecdotes. It is centered around Norman's 80th birthday celebration and he still has a sharp tongue and a sharp pen. It hurt when the company forced him to retire at 65, but he kept hanging around the offices and never really retired. He continues to inspire the younger generation.

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