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LIFE AFTER PI (Official)

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Scott Leberecht directs a documentary about the bankruptcy of Academy Award-winning visual effects studio Rhythm & Hues and the struggles of the VFX industry.

Change starts now. Stay connected. www.hollywoodendingmovie.com facebook.com/hollywoodendingmovie twitter.com/hollywoodendmov youtube.com/hollywoodendingmovie LIFE AFTER PI is a short documentary about Rhythm & Hues Studios, the L.A. based Visual Effects company that won an Academy Award for its groundbreaking work on "Life of Pi" -- just two weeks after declaring bankruptcy. The film explores rapidly changing forces impacting the global VFX community and the Film Industry as a whole. DIRECTED/EDITED BY: Scott Leberecht PRODUCED BY: Christina Lee Storm GRIP/LIGHTING/SOUND: Brian Sorbo CAMERA OPERATORS: Nick Thiesen, David Andrade, Nick Donel ASSISTANT EDITOR: Missy Wiechers MUSIC BY: Kays Alatrakchi ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE: Jud Pratt ILLUSTRATOR: Jesse Mesa Toves PUBLICIST: Scot Byrd WEBSITE DESIGN BY: Chris Dalton SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR: Matthew Lengyel SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANT: Yolanda Rodriguez LEGAL SERVICES BY: Lincoln Bandlow, Lathrop & Gage, LLP AND Law Offices of Clifford Lo The Filmmakers Wish to Thank Those Who Participated in the Filming of this Documentary: John Hughes, Keith Goldfarb, Lulu Simon, Jack Fulmer, Lois Anderson, Amanda Dague, Walt Jones, Scott Squires, Scott Ross, Saraswathi Vani Balgam, Lee Berger, Prashant Buyyala, Michael Conelly, Dave Rand, Matt Shumway, VFX Guy vs. Producer, Markus Kurtz, Bill Westenhofer, Mike Egan, and All R&Hers Special Thanks To: Mike Meaker, Steve Storm, Scot Byrd, Kia Kiso, Jason Perr, Rick Young -- moviemachine.tv, PGA Rough Cuts West, Act One, Winnie Wong -- Momentous Insurance The views and opinions expressed in this film are solely those of the filmmakers and do not represent and no way are affiliated with, sponsored, approved, or reflect the views of Rhythm & Hues, 34 X118 Holdings, Inc., Prana Animation Studios, or any of their respective affiliates or licensees.

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What people say. Recommended as an insightful documentary about the harsh working conditions and lack of unionization in the visual effects industry.

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There was an interesting documentary about visual effects artists which is basically the same situation. They aren't unionized like the rest of the film industry so they have no job security and VFX studios are basically forced into unfair contracts because the studios have so much power. Edit: here's the doc