Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol (Preview)
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Animated documentary about an accidental 40-year odyssey of a kid who followed his dreams.
In the animated documentary Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol, filmmaker Dion Labriola recounts his childhood quest to contact his teen idol, Ike Eisenmann. The goal: ask Ike to star in an animated science-fiction epic he was developing. After an exhaustive string of failed attempts, a magical turn of events points Dion directly toward his goal in the most unexpected of ways - 40 years later.
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Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal
Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol (Preview)
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In the animated documentary Dear Ike: Lost Letters to a Teen Idol, filmmaker Dion Labriola recounts his childhood quest to contact his teen idol, Ike Eisenmann. The goal: ask Ike to star in an animated science-fiction epic he was developing. After an exhaustive string of failed attempts, a magical turn of events points Dion directly toward his goal in the most unexpected of ways - 40 years later.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThe dream of Dion was an animated movie.
-All he wanted to talk about was this movie and Ike Eisenmann.
-One reason I'd like you to be in my movie is that I think you're a darn good actor.
-Of course, he had to get in contact with him.
-He was beyond committed.
This was church.
-Ike, before I say what I have to say, I have to ask: do you know how hard it is to get a hold of you?
My God!
Clip | 48s | "Dear Ike" filmmaker Dion Labriola recounts how Bilbo inspired Dion's own Middle-Earth. (48s)
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Clip | 19s | "Dear Ike" filmmaker Dion Labriola demonstrates how an animated character comes to life. (19s)
Clip | 47s | Friends of "Dear Ike" filmmaker Dion Labriola recall his earliest inspirations. (47s)
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