Every moment and every drawing is filled with such deep empathy and tenderness. To see the commitment of these incredible artists, and have this entire female team of animators was exciting. That’s just the way cinema was for quite a period. It’s like, “What happened?” There were pioneers and women were making and editing films and animators were animating. When you look at imagery, I was looking at the archives from “Pinocchio,” and you see this gorgeous line of incredible artists, and they’re all female animators. But you and I both know that the story started with women. You know, like myself, in my work on the board of governors of the Academy, how male-dominated the world of animation is. Kudos to the producers Maryann Garger and Gary Gilbert for being champions and protectors of the film, but in the way they wanted to make the film. Can you talk about the women behind the scenes? Usually, when we think of animation, it’s male animators. You’ve got a female animator, a female director and a female composer. The way the filmmakers and the animators captured that untold story of grieving and how we live amongst memory, was so palpable. We joke about it and it’s a breeze compared to how to talk to children about grieving – this unknown language and no one has prepared us for it.’ I was saying to a friend whose family was going through immense grief from a tragically untimely loss, ‘Isn’t it amazing that there’s the language around the birds and the bees. No one wants to talk about it and it’s wild that it’s this thing we don’t speak of. Separate from that, they were able to capture the theme of grief in a way that transcended animation and transcended film which is so rare to experience. The fact it spoke that it spoke so beautifully to the issue at hand was miraculous in a dialogue-less way and to be able to reach everyone was something we found so moving. Laura Dern: Jayme Lemons and I wanted to leap on board as executive producers and support Michael Govier and Will McCormack in any way we could to have as many people as possible experience the film, not just because we love the film, but we are also involved in Everytown for Gun Safety. Why was it important for you, as an executive producer to tell this story? She also talks about partnering with the non-profit organization Everytown for Gun Safety, and why it was important for her to be a part of the narrative for the short which drops on Netflix Nov. The story follows the aftermath of tragedy as parents grieve the loss of a child and through a dialogue-free narrative, tracks them as they grapple with their emotional void.ĭern spoke with Variety about how the animation team was all-female. Executive producer Laura Dern wanted to leap on board when she and producing partner Jayme Lemons (also an executive producer), had the chance to support the animated short, “ If Anything Happens I Love You.”
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