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Film Forum Coronado: 2nd Annual Coronado Public Library Animation Celebration

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6 PM

Coronado Public Library

Free

2nd Annual Coronado Public Library Animation Celebration

Wednesday, July 16 at 6 p.m.

Film Forum Coronado
Coronado Public Library
640 Orange Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118
(619) 522-7390

Free Film and Discussion
In the Winn Room
Adults

“FANTASTIC MR. FOX’ (2009. 87 min. PG.) - Wes Anderson utilizes stop-motion animation for this cheerfully twisted adaptation of Roald Dahl’s foxy tale. After 12 years of married bliss, the sly Mr. Fox, former chicken-thief turned columnist, wages one last war on three smug local farmers — endangering his marriage and his community. A cast of A-list actors lend their voices: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman.

From director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) comes "FANTASTIC MR. FOX," based on the book by Roald Dahl. Featuring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, and Jason Schwartzman.

“FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE” ( 2012. 15 min. G) - A touching allegory for the curative powers of story that invokes silent movies, MGM musicals, literary references and rampant bibliophilia. Our straw-hatted hero is transported to an Oz-like fantasy land of living books.

"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" is a 2011 animated short film directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, and produced by Moonbot Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana. Described as an "allegory about the curative powers of story," the film centers on bibliophile Lessmore and his custodianship of a magical library of flying books. It was created using computer animation, miniatures and traditional hand-drawn techniques.

Coronado Public Library

640 Orange Ave.

Coronado, California 92118

619-522-7390

eskelly@coronado.ca.us

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