Director Bill Plympton to appear at the Ross Aug. 28

Director Bill Plympton to appear at the Ross on Aug. 28 for a screening of "Cheatin.'"
Director Bill Plympton to appear at the Ross on Aug. 28 for a screening of "Cheatin.'"

Director Bill Plympton to appear at the Ross Aug. 28

calendar icon17 Aug 2015    

Lincoln, Neb.--The Geske Cinema Showcase presents director Bill Plympton who will appear at the opening night screening of CHEATIN’ on Friday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center for a Q&A session with the audience.

The screening of CHEATIN' will be begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by the Q&A. Admission is at regular Ross prices. 

Plympton is considered the King of Indie Animation and is the only person to hand draw an entire animated feature film. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, he graduated from Portland State University in Graphic Design. Bill Plympton moved to New York City in 1968. He began his career creating cartoons for publications such as New York Times, National Lampoon, Playboy and Screw.

In 1987 he was nominated for an Oscar® for his animated short Your Face. In 2005, Bill received another Oscar® nomination, this time for a short film Guard Dog.  Push Comes to Shove another short film, won the prestigious Cannes 1991 Palme d’Or.

After producing many shorts that appeared on MTV and Spike and Mike’s, he turned his talent to feature films. Since 1991 he’s made 9 feature films, 6 of them, The TuneMondo PlymptonI Married a Strange PersonMutant AliensHair High and Idiots and Angels are all animated features.

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