AUB Media Studies Presents Hollywood Legend – Roger Allers in Conversation at AUB.<\/p>\n
Mr. Allers began his animation career in the early 1970s working at Lisberger Studios, a small Boston animation studio that later moved to Los Angeles. The work was mainly commercials and children\u2019s educational television. He also did development work for the movie \u201cTRON\u201d with them. That was followed by feature work for Nelvana in Toronto, Canada and for Tokyo Movie Shinsha in Tokyo, Japan. In 1986, Mr. Allers would fulfill his childhood dream of working at Disney. His credits as a story artist there include \u201cThe Little Mermaid\u201d, \u201cBeauty & the Beast\u201d, and \u201cAladdin\u201d, among others. His first film as a director was\u201d The Lion King\u201d. He also co-wrote the Broadway stage adaptation. His last project at Disney was directing the Oscar nominated short film \u201cThe Little Matchgirl\u201d. Mr. Allers also directed the feature \u201cOpen Season\u201d for Sony Pictures.<\/p>\n
Mr. Allers, who first fell in love with Khalil Gibran’s writings as a college student, says he jumped at the opportunity to direct it. To bring Khalil Gibran’s beloved book to the big screen, Mr. Allers wrote and directed a new narrative which incorporates the individual poems.<\/p>\n
Kahlil Gibran\u2019s The Prophet, premiers April 27th at Beirut Souks\u2019 Cinemacity, it will mark the first time Lebanon has hosted the world premiere of any film. The film will be released to the public in Lebanese cinemas on Thursday, April 30 and will be distributed across the Middle East and North Africa by Fathallah Films.<\/p>\n
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Location:<\/b> Hostler Auditorium<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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