The Treatment

Bill Plympton: Idiots and Angels

Animator and director, Bill Plympton (Hair High, The Tune) , has gone his own way. His absurdist work has earned him Oscar nominations (The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger) and such fans as Matt Groenig and Kanye West. His new feature, Idiots and Angels, is both spiritual and silly.

By Elvis Mitchell • Dec 15, 2010 • 28m Listen

Animator and director, Bill Plympton (Hair High, The Tune) , has gone his own way. His absurdist work has earned him Oscar nominations and such fans as Matt Groenig and Kanye West. His new feature, Idiots and Angels, is both spiritual and silly.

Plympton discusses his drawing technique, use of dialog, love of surrealism and Monty Python, and his dislike of Hanna-Barbera’s work. He also reveals the genesis of The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger, explains his work on West's video and his decision not to work for Disney.

Elvis Mitchell
host of KCRW’s The Treatment
Gemma Dempsey
Producer of Global Gig Guide, The Treatment

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The Treatment

Bill Plympton: Idiots and Angels

Animator and director, Bill Plympton (Hair High, The Tune) , has gone his own way. His absurdist work has earned him Oscar nominations (The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger) and such fans as Matt Groenig and Kanye West. His new feature, Idiots and Angels, is both spiritual and silly.

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The Treatment

Bill Plympton: Idiots and Angels

Animator and director, Bill Plympton (Hair High, The Tune) , has gone his own way. His absurdist work has earned him Oscar nominations (The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger) and such fans as Matt Groenig and Kanye West. His new feature, Idiots and Angels, is both spiritual and silly.

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