Life, Animated

Life, Animated
Life, Animated
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roger Ross Williams
Written by	Ron Suskind
Based on	Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism; by Ron Suskind
Produced by	Julie Goldman; Roger Ross Williams; Carolyn Hepburn; Christopher Clements;
Starring	Jonathan Freeman; Gilbert Gottfried; Alan Rosenblatt; Owen Suskind; Ron Suskind;
Cinematography	Tom Bergmann
Edited by	David Teague
Music by	Dylan Stark; T. Griffin
Production; companies	Motto Pictures; A&E IndieFilms ; Roger Ross Williams Productions
Distributed by	The Orchard
Release date	July 1, 2016;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Life, Animated is a 2016 American independent documentary film by director Roger Ross Williams. It is co-produced by Williams with Julie Goldman, Carolyn Hepburn and Christopher Clements. Life, Animated is based on journalist Ron Suskind's 2014 book Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism, which tells the story of his son, Owen Suskind, who struggles with autism and learned how to communicate with the outside world through his love of Disney animated films.

Upon its release, the film received generally positive reviews from critics and won numerous awards including the Sundance Film Festival award for Best Direction and the Special Achievement Annie Award. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film category at the 89th Academy Awards, but lost to O.J.: Made in America.