Dream On Silly Dreamer


		Dream On Silly Dreamer (Continued from Page 1 ) “I actually didn’t think anybody would care,” says Lund. “Going through all the emotional crap, and then making this movie, it all felt really self-indulgent. There were many, many times when I tried to stop working on it. But it seemed like word had gotten out there that I was making it, so it became a sort of duty to everyone else.” Many festivals rejected the film due to its 40-minute running time, as well as its subject matter. Fortunately, the DVD is readily available online and is soul-stirring to the last minute. “It wasn’t so much trying to save animation or trying to get back at Disney,” says Lund, “but I left the studio feeling like I do not want to forget how great it was.” * * * * *
		The film, told like a fairytale complete with a British narrator and an animated storybook [actually, an animator’s sketch book] is a valentine to bygone days. As the film discloses clips from the 1980’s and early ‘90’s interspersed with original animation, the viewer begins to see deeper into the trenches of the Disney studio than any “making-of” promotional featurette has allowed. Hearing animators, directors, story developers and retired inkers talk about the devotion to their craft clearly displays how much continued faith there was in Walt’s vision. These people were not out to make a living but to fulfill a legacy of great storytelling through the greatest medium available. “Interestingly, the film begins by complimenting the Disney management and the way the executives encouraged the artists with gifts, free catering and extravagant wrap parties. The pivotal point, however, is defined in no uncertain terms as the overwhelming financial success of The Lion King.”	Dan Lund
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