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SLIFF 2019: LAIKA Studios MISSING LINK Screening at The History Museum November 9th with Animator Brad Schiff

The 2019 LAIKA Studios film MISSING LINK will screen at The History Museum (5700 Lindell Boulevard St Louis) November 9th at 11am as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. This is a FREE event. Read the We Are Movie Geeks review of MISSING LINK HERE. LAIKA Studio’s Brad Schiff will host post-film Q&A. Read the 2014 We Are Movie Geeks interview with Brad Schiff HERE.

“Missing Link” — the globe-trotting family adventure from the Oscar-nominated LAIKA Studios (“ParaNorman,” “Kubo and the Two Strings”) — stars the furbearing Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis), who’s a towering 8 foot tall and weighs a massive 630 pounds. But that scary appearance deceives: Funny, sweet, and adorably literal, Mr. Link is actually the world’s most lovable legend. Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) to guide him on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), the fearless trio of explorers encounters more than their fair share of peril as they travel to the far reaches of the world. During the trek, the three learn that sometimes a family is found in the places you least expect. Native St. Louisan Brad Schiff, who serves as LAIKA’s animation supervisor, adds to the fun with a post-film Q&A. Appropriate for ages 8 and older.

SLIFF 2019: Master Class: Stop-Motion Animation with Brad Schiff From LAIKA Studios November 9th

Master Class: Stop-Motion Animation with Brad Schiff From LAIKA Studios takes place Saturday November 9th at 2:00pm as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. This is a FREE event that will take place at the Sverdrup Complex 123 on the campus of Webster University ( 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, 63119). Read a 2014 We Are Movie Geeks interview with Brad Schiff HERE. Brad will also host a FREE screening of the LAIKA Studios film MISSING LINK at The Missouri History Museum at 11am November 9th

Native St. Louisan Brad Schiff is an Oscar nominee for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for “Kubo and the Two Strings” and one of this year’s Cinema St. Louis Award honorees. He serves as the animation supervisor of LAIKA Studios, which specializes in stop-motion animation, a process that involves moving objects — e.g., puppets, models, or clay figures — in small increments, taking a photograph after each tiny change, and then assembling the individual images into a moving picture. LAIKA’s run of Oscar nominees for Best Animated Feature include “Coraline,” “ParaNorman,” “The Boxtrolls,” and “Kubo.” The studio’s most recent film, “Missing Link,” screens for free at this year’s SLIFF. Schiff made his first animated films in high school here in St. Louis and discovered stop-motion animation in college, when he developed a passion for the form. His career encompasses television (“Celebrity Deathmatch,” “The PJs,” “Gary and Mike”) and commercials, and he’s worked on such non-LAIKA stop-motion-animated films as Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride” and Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “Isle of Dogs.”SLIFF Special Event


Check Out The First Trailer And Poster For MISSING LINK Starring Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana And Zach Galifianakis

Opening in theaters on April 12, 2019 is the upcoming animated film MISSING LINK. From LAIKA and Annapurna Pictures watch the first trailer and check out the new poster for the film featuring the voices of Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Timothy Olyphant, David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Ching Valdes-Aran, Stephen Fry, Amrita Acharia and Dame Emma Thompson.

This April, meet Mr. Link: 8 feet tall, 630 lbs, and covered in fur, but don’t let his appearance fool you… he is funny, sweet, and adorably literal, making him the world’s most lovable legend at the heart of Missing Link, the globe-trotting family adventure from LAIKA.

Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost to guide him on a journey to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, our fearless trio of explorers encounter more than their fair share of peril as they travel to the far reaches of the world to help their new friend. Through it all, the three learn that sometimes you can find a family in the places you least expect.

Visit the official site: missinglink.movie