The OG animation rebels who gave Betty Boop her curves and Superman his swagger.
A documentary about the Fleischer brothers and how they revolutionized animation.
Production
Rare footage of the rotoscope process—hand-drawn motion capture, 1915 style.
Editing
Archival clips hit harder than any dramatic reenactment could.
Writing
Carl Reiner's narration has the perfect 'your cool grandpa' energy.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The rotoscope technique invented here was later used for 'A Scanner Darkly' and that creepy Princess Leia in 'Rogue One.'
The Fleischers' Superman shorts (1941-43) invented almost every superhero visual trope—flying, X-ray vision, bullet-catching—before DC Comics even drew them that way.
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