Tissa David
Visual Effects
Biography
Thérèse "Tissa" David was a Romanian-born American animator of Hungarian ethnicity, whose career spanned more than sixty years. She was one of the pioneering women in animation, a field which had been dominated by male animators. Millimeter magazine described her as "one of the few women to have reached the top in the traditionally male-dominated animated cartoon field" and "one of the world's best and busiest" animators in a story published in 1975. In 1953, David directed Bonjour Paris [fr], becoming the second female animator to direct an animated feature film. David later became one of the first women to create and animate a major character in a film when she designed Raggedy Ann for the 1977 film, 'Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure'.
Known For
Raggedy Ann and Andy, along with other toys, reside in the nursery of a little girl named Marcella. During Marcella's seventh birthday, Babette, from France, is introduced as the new doll from a large package. When the lecherous Captain Contagious kidnaps Babette and escapes from the nursery, Ann and Andy must navigate the Deep Deep Woods to save her.
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
One summer afternoon in 1907, Abel and his wife (both mice) are picnicking, when they become separated during a violent rainstorm. After flying some distance, Abel discovers himself alone on a river island, unable to swim due to the powerful current. Abel periodically attempts to leave the island by various means: flying on a leaf, rowing a crudely fashioned boat, etc. Meanwhile, he tries to create a normal life of sorts, even learning to enjoy a new hobby: sculpture. Still, Abel's goal is to escape the island and rejoin his wife in the city.
Abel's Island
Earth is visited by a race of aliens, who issue an ultimatum: either peace or complete destruction.
The Cosmic Eye
A soldier, returning home from war, chances upon a stranger who offers to buy his violin. The stranger is none other than the devil.
The Soldier's Tale
Garry Trudeau's classic characters (Mike Doonesbury, Zonker, etc.) examine how their lifestyles, priorities, and concerns have changed since the end of their idealistic college days in the 1960s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
A Doonesbury Special
Little Ira is invited to his best friend's sleep-over party, but struggles with leaving his beloved teddy bear behind.
Ira Sleeps Over
Originally produced for Dutch TV this vision of four different film makers begins with the fluid strains of Mendelssohn's classical masterpiece. Suddenly the concert hall is transformed into a fabulous forest where a light-hearted fairy escaped the clutches of her lord, and with the help of the devilish Puck, tumbles head over heels into a magical and bizarre love adventure. At the end the famous wedding march blossoms on to the screen with the magic of the animator's brush.