Walt Disney, Once Upon a Time

What started as circles juxtaposed to create a head, body and ears evolved into one of the most famous and beloved characters of all time - Mickey Mouse. Leading a team of talented artists, Mickey's legendary designer went on to create such memorable characters as Dumbo, Sleeping Beauty and Pinnochio among many others. CBC NEWS: THE PASSIONATE EYE explores the inspiration and evolution of some of the world's most famous animated characters in Walt Disney: Once Upon a Time. The documentary retraces the creative saga of Disney, a pop culture genius responsible for inventing a cinema art-form. After taking a long journey across Europe, Disney returned with hundreds of illustrated books and engravings, a treasure trove that was to serve as a major source for the creation of his animated feature films. Using a cartoon-style tone and rhythm, the documentary unfolds as an investigation into Disney's creative mind through an orchestration of 3-D animated sequences, photos and archival footage, interspersed with interviews, and clips from the most famous of Disney films such as The Jungle Book, Fantasia, Bambi, Sleeping Beauty and Dumbo... films most of us have been enchanted by at some point in our lives. Walt Disney: Once Upon a Time is directed by Samuel Doux and written by Samuel Doux and Carlo de Boutiny. It is a production of Les Films d'Ici, La Réunion des Musées Nationaux, The Walt Disney Company (France) in association with Arte France .