Review: A Disney trailblazer steps into the spotlight in Huz: Drawn to Life
Disney documentaries, especially documentaries about Disney animation, are pretty common, and I'm always happy to see them. Sometimes they center on a specific time in the studio's history, like the fantastic Waking Sleeping Beauty , which chronicled the shift into the so-called Disney Renaissance in the late eighties/early 90s. Some are about a specific movie, like last year's very enjoyable Not Just a Goof , which celebrated A Goofy Movie for its thirtieth anniversary. Still others put the spotlight on a specific figure who factors into the studio's long and storied history. That's where the lovely (and succinct) Huz: Drawn to Life falls. Premiering later this week as part of PBS SoCal's Black History Month programming, Huz: Drawn to Life celebrates the life and career of Ron Husband, the first Black animator at Disney. Directed by Disney legend Don Hahn (who also directed Waking Sleeping Beauty ), the film clocks in at just shy of an hour, but manages to cove...
