Animation ·Documentary ·History ·Family · United States of America · 2025 · 10m

The Unlucky Rabbit

The Unlucky Rabbit poster
Director
Shane Hernandez
Cast
Kelly Bouslaiby as Kathy/Narrator Stryder Larsen as Animator Jack Mayer as Walt's Assistant William Fischer as Walt Tom Klein as Self (voice) Antonia Carlotta as Self (voice)
Crew
Simon Vidas — Director of Photography Shane Hernandez — Editor Piper Jones — Producer Shane Hernandez — Producer Carter Vickers — Production Design
Tagline

It all started with... a rabbit?

Synopsis

A group of animators pitch The Unlucky Rabbit, a documentary exploring Walt Disney’s earliest creation, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Through storyboards, they retrace the 1920s from Disney’s arrival in California, to his collaboration with Ub Iwerks for the character Oswald at Universal Pictures.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Shane Hernandez Director Simon Vidas Director of Photography Shane Hernandez Editor Piper Jones Producer Shane Hernandez Producer Carter Vickers Production Design
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