“I had forgotten many of those things, like some of the interviews that I did when we had our studio in Ireland,” said Bluth in an interview with AWN after the premiere. “But, suddenly, there they were again [in the documentary]. Conversations and faces I thought I’d forgotten. And it brought back memories. But what I also saw in the documentary is the importance of trying. If you fail, keep trying. If you fail again, keep trying.”
It was just a few days before the SCAD Savannah Film Festival (SAVFF) commenced, that filmmakers Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker wrapped the final cut of their highly anticipated documentary project Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There, spotlighting the animator behind The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Anastasia, Thumbelina, All Dogs Go To Heaven, The Secret of NIMH, and many other classic, hand-drawn animated masterpieces.
The film, which paints a compelling portrait of a passionate artist who spent his life battling both Disney and his own ego, had its first ever premiere at the festival, which took place at the end of last month. For attendees–made up of film students, animators, and general fans of Bluth’s work–it was a moment to reminisce about their childhoods. For LaMattina and Walker, who had met working together at Blue Sky Studios and were lifelong fans of Bluth, it was a decades-long dream realized. For Bluth, who was also in attendance at the festival, it was a true “journey to the past.”
“It started out as a story about the man who left Disney, and it became a story about a man’s love for animation and for the characters he created,” says LaMattina…
The famed director, filmmakers Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker, and Lavalle Lee discuss the new film, which recently premiered at SAVFF 2025, that takes an unvarnished look at the career highlights and lowlights of the man who bravely left Disney to make films like ‘The Secret of NIMH.’
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![“I had forgotten many of those things, like some of the interviews that I did when we had our studio in Ireland,” said Bluth in an interview with AWN after the premiere. “But, suddenly, there they were again [in the documentary]. Conversations and faces I thought I’d forgotten. And it brought back memories. But what I also saw in the documentary is the importance of trying. If you fail, keep trying. If you fail again, keep trying.”It was just a few days before the SCAD Savannah Film Festival (SAVFF) commenced, that filmmakers Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker wrapped the final cut of their highly anticipated documentary project Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There, spotlighting the animator behind The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Anastasia, Thumbelina, All Dogs Go To Heaven, The Secret of NIMH, and many other classic, hand-drawn animated masterpieces.The film, which paints a compelling portrait of a passionate artist who spent his life battling both Disney and his own ego, had its first ever premiere at the festival, which took place at the end of last month. For attendees–made up of film students, animators, and general fans of Bluth’s work–it was a moment to reminisce about their childhoods. For LaMattina and Walker, who had met working together at Blue Sky Studios and were lifelong fans of Bluth, it was a decades-long dream realized. For Bluth, who was also in attendance at the festival, it was a true “journey to the past.”“It started out as a story about the man who left Disney, and it became a story about a man’s love for animation and for the characters he created,” says LaMattina…The famed director, filmmakers Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker, and Lavalle Lee discuss the new film, which recently premiered at SAVFF 2025, that takes an unvarnished look at the career highlights and lowlights of the man who bravely left Disney to make films like ‘The Secret of NIMH.’Read the full interview from @victoriadavisd on AWN.com!#donbluth #donbluthstudios #chadwalker #lavallelee #davelamattina #scad #scadfilmfest #scadsavannahfilmfest #savff #donbluthsomewhereoutthere #animation #animationworld #animationworldnetwork #awn](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_25694061692665266512697125617125252626657161_0_2777ac43a89d73203c7914a69968e298.jpg?o=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&h=c8d0d687756d94455356bcbb5850f87f)
