2016
Not Rated
Michael Fiore Films
1 h 34 m

2016
Not Rated
Michael Fiore Films
1 h 34 m

Summary Hired as the first African-American at Disney in 1956, Floyd Norman worked on such classics as Sleeping Beauty and 101 Dalmatians before being handpicked by Walt Disney to join the story team on The Jungle Book. After Walt Disney’s death in 1966, Norman left Disney to found Vignette Films, where he developed the original Fat Albert TV sp...

Directed By: Michael Fiore, Erik Sharkey

2016
Not Rated
Michael Fiore Films
1 h 34 m

2016
Not Rated
Michael Fiore Films
1 h 34 m

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

Name: Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Released: 2016-08-26
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Rating: 68
Cast: Cosmo Anzilotti, Jane Baer, Dave Bossert, Suzanne Bothke, Adrienne Brown-Norman

Metascore Generally Favorable

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Sep 7, 2016

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life is as joyful as its subject, and is heartily recommended to every artist who might have lost their way and are looking for some inspiration.

By Oktay Ege Kozak FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Aug 25, 2016

The humble Mr. Norman is always ready with a laugh, and it’s tough not to smile yourself when he reaches for a pencil and starts drawing. When that happens, it’s redundant to say he’s special. Anyone can see it.

By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Aug 25, 2016

Like the man himself, Floyd Norman: An Animated Life is genial on the surface but lets us go a little deeper into an unusual life than we might have expected.

By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Aug 25, 2016

Diffuse and rambling at times, An Animated Life, which sometimes has the feel of a tribute film shown at an award gala, is not as compelling as such similarly themed docs as "Waking Sleeping Beauty" and "Frank and Ollie." But it nonetheless serves as an entertaining salute to an unsung figure whose considerable accomplishments well deserve recognition.

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Production Company Fiore Media Group, Michael Fiore Films

Release Date Aug 26, 2016

Duration 1 h 34 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker.

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Awards

Bentonville Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

San Diego Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Cosmo Anzilotti

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Jane Baer

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Dave Bossert

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Suzanne Bothke

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Adrienne Brown-Norman

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Alice Davis

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Dean DeBlois

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Liane Abel Dietz

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Paul Dini

Joe Ferrara II

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Brent Ford

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Whoopi Goldberg

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Ralph Guggenheim

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Don Hahn

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Kirk Hanson

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Stephanie Higgins

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Ron Husband

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Scarlett Johansson

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Mike Kazaleh

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Leonard Maltin

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