3.45-Filmmaker Interview with Aaron Blaise

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In today's episode, I interview Aaron Blaise, director of the animated short film "Snow Bear," a story of a lonely polar bear navigating a rapidly changing Arctic in search of connection.

Listen to hear about how Aaron found his way into animation, what he learned from his many years as an animator at Disney, and the emotional inspiration for the story of this new film.
Books mentioned in this episode include:

Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:

"Snow Bear" directed by Aaron Blaise
The Lion King directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
Beauty and the Beast directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale
Mulan directed by Tony Bancroft
Brother Bear directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker
Bambi directed by David D. Hand
Moana directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
Moana 2 directed by David Derrick Jr.
Mufasa: The Lion King directed by Barry Jenkins
Back to the Future directed by Robert Zemeckis
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial directed by Steven Spielberg
Aladdin directed by John Musker and Ron Clements
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou directed by Joel & Ethan Coen
The Big Lebowski directed by Joel Coen
Close Encounters of the Third Kind directed by Steven Spielberg
Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg
The Little Mermaid directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
Tarzan directed by Chris Buck and Kevin Lima
Pocahontas directed by Eric Goldberg and Mike Gabriel
"Dear Basketball" directed by Glen Keane
The Wild Robot directed by Chris Sanders
Lilo & Stitch (2002) directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders
Lilo & Stitch (2025) directed by Dean Fleischer Camp
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
How to Train Your Dragon (2025) directed by Dean DeBlois
Polar written by Aaron Blaise
The Hidden written by Aaron Blaise

Follow Aaron on Instagram @aaronblaiseart, check out his work at www.creatureartteacher.com and be sure to check out the film at Tribeca this June.

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