ANIMATION OUTLAWS was nominated for Film Threat's Award This! - Recognizing the Best in Independent Film. Celebrating Hollywood’s Unsung Talent.
ANIMATION OUTLAWS
A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SPIKE AND MIKE'S FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION
Animation Outlaws tells the story of the festival that changed animation as we know it. With interviews from your favorite animators behind Beavis and Butthead, Wallace and Gromit, Happy Tree Friends , and many more, we hear how Spike and Mike, two hippies, cultivated a one-of-a-kind festival that launched the careers of today’s animation legends. Animation Outlaws is a beautifully crafted documentary that shows stunning animation, while reminding us that no matter how weird we might be, there is always a place we belong. —Woodstock Film Festival
REVIEWS
"Animation Outlaws is an artfully crafted love letter to underground animation, from the lurid and grotesque to the stunningly beautiful."
Bradley Gibson
Film Threat
"The film does a fine job of showing how much these profitable tours meant to young filmmakers who otherwise had few outlets for their films."
John DeFore
Hollywood Reporter
"A dizzying mix of talking heads and eye-candy toon clips enliven this whirlwind history of Spike & Mike's Festival of Animation."
Peter Debruge
Variety