Fred Crippen & Roger Ramjet

Where to begin? Fred Crippen is a legend….well, to true animation geeks he is. Being welcomed into the tiny, low ceiling studio filled to near bursting with the evidence of 50 years animating is little short of a pilgrimage. But it is probably his most famous creation – Roger Ramjet – that cuts the most ice with the wider world. And fair enough – Roger Ramjet is an icon; a beacon illuminating what can be achieved on minimal budget but with an iron clad determination to remain independent to the last and a near bottomless reservoir of good ideas. Fred was one of the original maestro’s that made UPA the powerhouse of originality that it became. So, yes UPA. Yes, Roger Ramjet. But what can one say about a career that traverses wonderful kids segments for Sesame Street and fruity animated limericks for the Playboy Channel; public service messages about hygene and a film depicting the best 48 ways to use the “f” word. In the face of this challenge, MIAF goes to default mode…. Yep, we’re showing the lot!

Fred Crippen Retrospective (sans Roger)

When we sat down with Fred in his cluttered, memory clogged studio in LA, we promised Fred he could curate his own retrospective. And this collection is what he came up with. Fred is his own man, his films illustrate an artist who can ‘reset the clock’ with each project that comes through the door. In common, though, they are films made by an artist with a determined, intimate knowledge of every single aspect of the animation process.

> We'll include the line up here soon!