Bill Plympton Grilled (by Signe Baumane)

Director: Bill Plympton

1994 / 50min / DCP

“Bill Plympton is the most influential independent animator that has ever lived. He has made over 120 shorts and feature films, been nominated for an Academy Award twice, worked with the likes of Whoopi Goldberg, Matthew Modine, and Paul Giamatti among many others, and impacted thousands of careers.” —Signe Baumane

To celebrate Plympton’s milestone 80th birthday, he joins fellow independent animator Signe Baumane at the Metrograph theater for a “friendly grill,” alongside a showcase selection of seven of his brilliant, kid-friendly short films, as the pair discuss their making and his long, storied career.

One of Those Days (Bill Plympton, 1988, 7 mins)

Nose Hair (Bill Plympton, 1994, 7 mins)

The Fan and the Flower (Bill Plympton, 2005, 8 mins)

Santa the Fascist Years (Bill Plympton, 2008, 4 mins)

The Cow Who Wanted to be a Hamburger (Bill Plympton, 2010, 6 mins)

Duckville (Bill Plympton, 2024, 8 mins)

Whale 52 (Bill Plympton, 2025, 10 mins)

Animators Bill Plympton and Signe Baumane in conversation on Saturday, May 2nd