Life, Animated
“When he fell into silence, movies gave him back his voice”
Overview
At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?” And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world.
Top-billed cast
- OOwen Suskind
- GGilbert Gottfried
- JJonathan Freeman
- RRon Suskind
Crew
- Director
- Roger Ross Williams
- Writer
- Ron Suskind
- Producers
- Robert DeBitetto, Julie Goldman, Roger Ross Williams, Rob Sharenow, Molly Thompson
- Production
- A&E IndieFilms, Motto Pictures, Roger Ross Williams Productions
Frequently asked questions
What is Life, Animated rated?
Life, Animated has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 143 votes.
Who directed Life, Animated?
Life, Animated was directed by Roger Ross Williams.
When was Life, Animated released?
Life, Animated was released in 2016.
