Morgan Neville is an Academy Award, Grammy Award, and Emmy Award-winning director and producer known for his work as a cultural documentarian. His acclaimed film WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?, a documentary about Fred Rogers, was released by Focus Features in 2018 and has become one of the best-reviewed and highest-grossing documentaries of all time. His 2013 film, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. His film, ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN, premiered theatrically in 2021, and was the highest grossing documentary of the year. Other films include the Emmy-winning BEST OF ENEMIES, about the debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN I’M DEAD, about the production of Orson Welles’ final film and KEITH RICHARDS: UNDER THE INFLUENCE, about the rock legend. Recent projects include the multiple Emmy®- nominated STEVE! (MARTIN) A DOCUMENTARY IN 2 PIECES for Apple TV+, THE SAINT OF SECOND CHANCES for Netflix and BONO & THE EDGE: A SORT OF HOMECOMING WITH DAVE LETTERMAN, a docu-special for Disney +. For TV, Neville directed SHANGRI-LA about music producer Rick Rubin, WATCH THE SOUND WITH MARK RONSON, ABSTRACT: THE ART OF DESIGN, SONG EXPLODER and UGLY DELICIOUS.
2024 has shaped up to be a terrific year for thought-provoking, beautifully crafted animated features released by Indies. This intimate discussion will feature some of the talented directors of the big titles contending for the Academy Awards as they discuss the inspirations, challenges, highlights and details of their animated labors of love.