Fursonas (film)

*Fursonas*
Fursonas
Directed by	Dominic Rodriguez
Produced by	Olivia Vaughn
Cinematography	Jordan Serra
Edited by	Christine Meyer
Production; company	Animal Media Group
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures
Release date	January 25, 2016;
Country	United States
Language	English

Fursonas is a documentary film regarding the furry fandom which released In January of 2016 and was directed by Dominic Rodriguez with Producer Olivia Vaughn and Christine Meyer as Editor, among others.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis[edit]

Fursonas follows multiple individual furries being interviewed to provide social commentary of the fandom, its common stigmas, and how it is perceived through sensational media coverage.

Production[edit]

Production of Fursonas began as a senior thesis project while Rodriguez was majoring in filmmaking at Point Park University with Olivia Vaughn and Christine Meyer. 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, Meyer and Vaughn became interns at the Animal Media Group, a production and visual effects studio. Animal allowed the crew to use their facilities to edit the footage of the documentary and later offered to be the official production company for the documentary.

Premiere[edit]

The documentary premiered at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival,^[2] and is distributed via Video on demand by Gravitas Ventures.

Reception[edit]

Fursonas was well-received, winning the "Spirit of Slamdance" award at its debut film festival^[4] and receiving positive reviews from magazines Variety and Deadline Hollywood.^[5]^[6]

Cast[edit]

(The list consists of the interviewees' fursona names, rather than their real names)

Boomer The Dog
Freya Fox
IllKato
Grix Fox
Diezel Raccoon
Quad Shadow Bandit
Imaginary Skye La Lux
Chew Fox
Tom Cat
Uncle Kage
Varka

References[edit]

^ "'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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Fursonas". sproutfund.org. The Sprout Fund. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^ "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.
^ Harvey, Dennis (3 February 2016). "Film Review: 'Fursonas'". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ Lincoln, Ross A. (22 January 2016). "Gravitas Sews Up Slamdance Furry Subculture Docu 'Fursonas'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

External links[edit]

[dogpatch-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.

[Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette-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 Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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