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‘Life, Animated’ Director Reveals How Filmmakers Secured the Rights to Use Classic Disney Characters

“Life, Animated,” a documentary about an autistic child who learns to communicate by watching Disney films, took a couple years to come together — mainly because the filmmakers had to get the rights for the various Disney characters used in the film.

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The key to their success was a connection between president of Disney Productions, Sean Bailey, and “Life, Animated” director Roger Ross Williams through the Sundance Institute.

After they were introduced by the CEO of Sundance, Williams went into Disney and pitched the idea of the film to Bailey. “He just totally loved it,” the director told Steve Pond at TheWrap’s Screening Series on Monday. “He said, ‘I’m going to help you and shepherd you through this process.’” Read more….

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