Animating Real Life

Academy Award Winning Independent Filmmakers Frank and Caroline Mouris will showcase examples of their films at a presentation at the North Chatham Library. See examples of their films, and collages and hear commentary on the art of animation. Among the films to be shown will be the couples’ 1973 classic, 9 minute short, “Frank Film,” an animated autobiography of Frank Mouris which won the 1974 Academy award for Best Short Subject, Animated Films. In 1996 it was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry, which preserves films deemed to be “culturally, historically and esthetically important.” “Frank Film,” because of its innovative and energetic use of collage, has exerted an influence on succeeding generations of animators. The film is also featured in the 1985 movie entitled “Explorers.”
Frank and Caroline Mouris are the creators of animated shorts for Sesame Street as well as for other TV programs, including Nickelodeon, Disney, the Cartoon Network. Frank received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1975 and a Directing Fellowship at the American Film Institute in 1978. Caroline was born in Switzerland and received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1972.
A delight for all ages, this presentation should be especially interesting for teens and adults to enjoy. Join us at the North Chatham Library on February 7 at 3 pm, at the intersection of Route 203 & Route 32 in the very animated hamlet of North Chatham. This event is free and open to the public; phone 766-3211.