Leslie Iwerks

Leslie A. Iwerks is an American director, producer, and writer. She is also the daughter of Disney Legend Don Iwerks and granddaughter of Ub Iwerks, the animator and co-creator of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
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.
The Pixar Story (2007) was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Nonfiction Special category.
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.
She also produced and directed The Imagineering Story, a documentary series on the history of Walt Disney Imagineering, the division responsible for designing Disney theme parks and other attractions.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Credited As 	Awards/Film Festivals
1994	D2: The Mighty Ducks 	Assistant: Steve Brill 	
1999	The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story 	Producer, Director, Writer, Additional editor 	Official Selection Buffalo International Film Festival, Official Selection Philadelphia Film Festival, Official Selection Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Official Selection Hiroshima International Animation Festival
2002	The Parent Trap: Caught in the Act 	Self - Interviewee, Producer, Writer 	
2003	The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 	Self - Interviewee 	
2006	Pixar's 20th Anniversary Special 	Executive Producer, Director, Writer 	
2007	The Pixar Story 	Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Additional Cinematography	Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Nonfiction Special, Official Selection San Louis Obispo Film Festival, Official Selection Santa Barbara Film Festival, Official Selection Future Film Festival Bologna, Italy
2008	The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics	Self - Interviewee 	
2008	WALL-E 	Special thanks 	
2010	Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible 	Producer, Director, Writer, Editor 	Official Selection Future Film Festival Bologna, Italy, Official Selection Annecy International Animation Festival, Official Selection FMFX Computer Animation Festival Stuttgart, Germany
2019	The Imagineering Story 	Executive Producer, Director 	
2020	Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives 	Self 	
==External links==
*www.leslieiwerks.com
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