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Dogwoof has reached an agreement with A&E IndieFilms for international rights (excluding North America, Australia and New Zealand) and UK distribution to the award winning documentary feature, Life, Animated from director Roger Ross Williams. Life, Animated is produced by Julie Goldman and Williams, with Molly Thompson, Robert DeBitetto, Robert Sharenow and Ron Suskind serving as executive producers. Williams won the Directing Award in the US Documentary category for the film at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
Dogwoof is presenting the film to buyers at Berlinale’s EFM. A UK theatrical release is planned for Autumn 2016.
“Life, Animated is a gem. An entertaining, up-lifting, and profoundly moving film which will change peoples’ perspectives on autism. We can't wait to show it to international buyers.” Anna Godas, CEO, Dogwoof
“A&E IndieFilms and Dogwoof have had a successful partnership in the past and we are happy to join forces again with Anna and her team to bring Life, Animated to the international market,” said Molly Thompson, Senior Vice President, A&E IndieFilms.
“We are very excited to work with Dogwoof on Life, Animated and eager to have them bring our film to audiences around the world.” Julie Goldman, Producer
Life, Animated is a coming of age story about Owen Suskind, who ceased speaking at three years old, disappearing into autism. The film tells the story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world. Life, Animated interweaves classic Disney sequences with verité scenes from Owen’s life, along with original animations based on Owen’s own drawings, where he imagines himself heroically facing adversity with his tribe of sidekicks.
The documentary is based on the best-selling book, “Life Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes and Autism,” by Owen’s father, Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Suskind.
"Life, Animated is a global collaboration with a creative team that came from far and wide; ranging from our wonderfully inspired animators in Paris at MacGuff to our phenomenal sound design team at Skywalker Sound in California. This is why we are so excited to be partnering with Dogwoof for our international distribution because they have introduced the world to so many great international documentaries.” Roger Ross Williams, Director/Producer
The Orchard recently acquired North American rights to Life, Animated.
About Dogwoof
Dogwoof is the UK’s leading documentary film distributor and sales agent. Founded in 2004, initial releases focussed on social issues: Black Gold was widely credited with shifting Starbucks’ position on fairtrade, The Age of Stupid led to the 10:10 campaign. Notable Dogwoof successes include: the 2011 Oscar® Nominated Restrepo, 2012 Oscar® Winning Undefeated; BAFTA nominated Blackfish, and The Act of Killing which won the Best Documentary BAFTA 2014. Titles lined up for 2016 include Janis: Little Girl Blue by Amy Berg, Hitchcock/Truffaut by Kent Jones, and Heart of a Dog by Laurie Anderson. Other initiatives within the Dogwoof brand include Popup Cinema http://popupcinema.net/ ,a mechanism for local entrepreneurs to screen Dogwoof films locally and in non-traditional venues; Dogwoof Global http://dogwoofsales.com/, the international sales arm of Dogwoof offering filmmakers worldwide sales representation, coming on-board at any stage of a project. Dogwoof Global’s current slate includes Matthew Heineman’s BAFTA nominated Cartel Land, LoveTrue by Alma Har’el, Burden the story of performance artist Chris Burden and Yayoi: A Life in Polka Dots about Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Upcoming festivals for Dogwoof include Sundance, Berlinale, and Cannes.
About A&E IndieFilms
A&E IndieFilms is the feature documentary production arm of A+E Studios. A&E IndieFilms is committed to developing the work of outstanding independent filmmakers and helping them reach the broadest possible audience. Films include the 2006 and 2007 Academy Award nominees for Best Documentary Feature, Murderball and Jesus Camp; Nanette Burstein’sAmerican Teen, which received the Directing Award at Sundance Film Festival; Amir Bar-Lev’s My Kid Could Paint That; R.J. Cutler’s The September Issue; Amir Bar-Lev’s 2012 Emmy Award-winning The Tillman Story; Alex Gibney’s 2011 PGA Award and DGA Award nominee Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer; Bart Layton’s BAFTA Award-winning The Imposter; Mike Myers’ directorial debut, SuperMensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon; winner of the Directing Award in the US Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, Life, Animated by Roger Ross Williams; Author: The JT LeRoy Story from Jeff Feuerzig; and the 2016 Best Documentary Academy Award nominated film, Cartel Land from Matthew Heineman.
