They colored the frames men drew—until they rewrote the whole damn script.
This docuseries tells the story of female animation pioneers in both past and present days, looking into the challenges they have faced and the progress they have made while exploring the obstacles that still exist. Highlighting the determination and passion that moved women out of the ink & paint department and into the role of animator and beyond, the docuseries seeks to inspire the next generation of animation storytellers, while questioning the inequality between men and women within the creative workforce of animation.
Production
Rare archival footage of early Disney ink & paint dept
Direction
Dual female directors amplifying female voices—meta done right
Director
Chrissy Guest
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Retta Scott was Disney's first credited female animator on 'Bambi' (1942), yet remained largely uncredited in studio histories for decades.
The 'ink & paint' department was where most women were siloed—essentially manual labor while men got creative credit, a dynamic that persisted into the 1990s.
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