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A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.
In 1980, renowned Russian animators Yuri Norstein and Francheska Yarbusova began production on a beautiful stop-motion film called The Overcoat. After 40 years of work, the film remains unfinished, and The Overcoat has taken the record for longest animation production of all time.

Yuri Norstein

Francheska Yarbusova
The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film is a documentary, animation film released in 2021. it stars Yuri Norstein, Francheska Yarbusova. In 1980, renowned Russian animators Yuri Norstein and Francheska Yarbusova began production on a beautiful stop-motion film called The Overcoat. After 40 years of work, the film remains unfinished, and The Overcoat has taken the record for longest animation production of all time.
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