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Leslie Iwerks (; born 1970) is an American director, producer, and writer. She is also daughter of Disney Legend Don Iwerks and granddaughter of Ub Iwerks, the animator and co-creator of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. ==Biography== Iwerks graduated with a BA from the University of Southern California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Internet Movie Data Base )〕 In 1999, Walt Disney Pictures released her first feature documentary, ''The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story'', chronicling the life of her grandfather, Ub Iwerks. In 2000, Iwerks began working on numerous ethnographic documentaries in Guatemala which culminated in the film ''Recycled Life'' (2006), which was nominated for an Academy Award in the Short Documentary category. The film documented the lives of Guatemalans who live and work in the landfill in Guatemala City, Guatemala. ''The Pixar Story'' (2007) was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Nonfiction Special category.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Instant Watcher )〕 Iwerks released ''Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible'' (2010), which chronicles the developments of visual effects house Industrial Light & Magic. The documentary is narrated by Tom Cruise and features interviews with George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Robin Williams, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Bruckheimer, Samuel L. Jackson, Seth Green, Jon Favreau, and various ILM visual effects supervisor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible )〕 Iwerks' short environmental documentary ''Pipe Dreams'' (2011), about the controversy behind the Keystone XL pipeline, was narrated by Daryl Hannah and won the Ashland Independent Film Festival award for Best Documentary Short. Iwerks' 2012 documentary, ''Citizen Hearst'', premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The film is narrated by William H. Macy, and features interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Dan Rather, Mark Burnett, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Bob Iger, Leonard Maltin, Dr. Oz, Heidi Klum and various members of the Hearst family and company. In 2013, Iwerks was honored by the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival with the festival's Spotlight Award. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SLO film festival honoree tells stories behind stories )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leslie Iwerks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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