DEADLINE: How did this short come about?
When did you decide to make an animated short based on your memoir?
And we had the idea that you could really play with all these different animated genres.
MY YEAR OF DICKSThe Animation Showcase/Courtesy Everett Collection
I saw her stuff and I was thought they were incredible.
And it felt like the animation that I was watching during that time on late night MTV.
Do you know a director thatd be good for this?
And immediately I was like, Saras perfect for it.
DEADLINE:Sara, what did you think of the story when you first got involved?
SARA GUNNARSDOTTIR: FX contacted me and sent me three out of five scripts.
And then they were like, Oh, you have to put sound in your budget.
This is all visuals.
DEADLINE: Where did the idea of using different styles of animation come from?
Knowing that you could take a crush, and it becomes that defining moment in your life.
DEADLINE:What was it like directing five different genres of animation?
But Id never done anything so big.
I usually work with one or two people at a time.
So, I had this small group of artists that I really loved.
And what you see, what came out of it, is just their art.
