Fursonas (film)

Fursonas
Directed by Dominic Rodriguez
Produced by Olivia Vaughn
Cinematography Jordan Serra
Edited by Christine Meyer
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release dates
  • January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)
Country United States
Language English

Fursonas is a documentary film, about the furry fandom, directed by Dominic Rodriguez.

Production

Production of Fursonas began while Rodriguez was majoring in filmmaking at Point Park University.[1][2] The film was originally a senior thesis project, ?Also involved Olivia Vaughn and Christine Meyer, . (what made them choose the subject) Originally a 12-minute short film, the film was expanded into a feature length documentary when the crew was awarded a 10,000 dollar grant from The Sprout Fund in 2013.[3] In 2014 Christine Meyerand Olivia Vaughn (Producer) became interns at the Animal Media Group, a production and visual effects studio. Previously, Animal had produced the documentary “Blood Brother,” which won two awards at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Animal allowed the crew to use their facilities to edit the footage of ‘Fursonas’. Later, Animal offered to be the official production company for the documentary.

Premiere

The documentary premiered at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival.[2]

Reception

Fursonas was well-received, winning a "Spirit of Slamdance" award at its debut film festival.[4] Both Variety and Deadline Holywood featured positive reviews of Fursonas on their websites.[5][6]

Cast

Boomer The Dog

Freya

Kato

Grix

Diezel Raccoon

Bandit

Skye

Chex Fox

Tom Cat

Varka

References

  1. "'Fursonas' beats Zootopia as most important furry movie, coming soon on Video On Demand.". Dogpatch Press. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Nass, Shannon M. "Pittsburgh-area filmmakers' documentary on 'furries' to be showcased in national film festival". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. "Fursonas". sproutfund.org. The Sprout Fund. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. "2016 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AUDIENCE AND JURY SPARKY PRIZES - Slamdance". slamdance.com. Slamdance, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. Harvey, Dennis (3 February 2016). "Film Review: 'Fursonas'". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. Lincoln, Ross A. (22 January 2016). "Gravitas Sews Up Slamdance Furry Subculture Docu 'Fursonas'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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