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Lee Unkrich
Director

Lee Unkrich

Country USA
Born 1967-08-08
Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, editor and writer. He is best known for his work with the animation studio Pixar, which he joined in 1994 as an editor before being credited as a co-director on Toy Story 2 (1999). Following the film's success, Unkrich served a similar role for the films Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Finding Nemo (2003) before making his solo directorial debut with Toy Story 3 (2010). The film and the second he directed, Coco (2017), won two Aca

We looked at Kurosawa films to understand how to craft complex characters, especially villains. Films like 'Rashomon' or 'Seven Samurai' show that often, there are no pure heroes or villains, just people making choices based on their perspective and experiences.

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