Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado reveal the creative choices behind Forgotten Island, from its analog setting to trusting their instincts and the ideas that survived the final cut.
Hollywood First Look is with directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, talking about Forgotten Island. The DreamWorks Animation film follows two best friends stranded on the mystical world of Nakali, where their only way home could cost them a lifetime of shared memories.
In this exclusive interview, Crawford and Mercado explain why setting the story in an analog age allowed them to explore ideas that a modern-day setting couldn’t. Mercado reflects on learning to trust his own creative instincts, and the directors reveal what surprisingly survived the filmmaking process that they once expected an executive to cut.
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Joel Crawford
Januel Mercado
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