Animation Magazine & Netflix Present ‘The Imaginary’ Screening and Q&A in L.A.

This Sunday, June 23, Animation Magazine invites you to enter the fantastical animated world of Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary with a special free screening event, presented with Netflix as the studio’s Tudum Theater in Los Angeles.

Based on the book by A.F. Harrold, the 2D-animated feature centers on Rudger, an imaginary friend who finds himself suddenly separated from Amanda, the girl who created him. Cast away in a land of forgotten Imaginaries, Rudger confronts a mysterious threat in his quest to rejoin his other human half.

The advanced screening will include a reception and Q&A with writer-producer Yoshiaki Nishimura (Modest Heroes, Mary and the Witch’s Flower; Oscar nominated for The Tale of the Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There). The discussion will be moderated by animation critic and historian Charles Solomon.

The Imaginary is directed by Yoshiyuki Momose (Modest Heroes – Life Ain’t Gonna Lose, Tomorrow’s Leaves), with an English-language voice cast featuring Louie Rudge-Buchanan as Rudger, Evie Kiszel as Amanda, Hayley Atwell, Sky Katz, Jeremy Swift, Kal Penn, LeVar Burton, Jane Singer, Ruby Barnhill, Roger Craig Smith, Courtenay Taylor and Miles Nibbe.

The film makes its Netflix global streaming premiere on July 5.

Animation Magazine presents an advance screening of The Imaginary
+ Reception and Q&A with Yoshiaki Nishimura

Sunday, June 23 | 11 a.m.
Netflix’s Tudum Theater
1341 Vine Street, Los Angeles, 90028

RSVP to TheImaginary@NetflixEvents.com