Award-winning author, historian, filmmaker and preeminent expert on women in early animation, Mindy Johnson’s latest groundbreaking book Ink & Paint – The Women of Walt Disney’s Animation, (Disney Editions) redefines our collective history. This essential volume casts a light on the thousands of unsung female artists behind the creative and technical advances within the animation art forms of the Twentieth Century. ‘Ink & Paint’ is currently in development for an 8-part docu-series to launch The Walt Disney Company’s new streaming service Disney+.
Mindy’s critically acclaimed book, Tinker Bell – An Evolution (Disney Editions) was honored with rare consecutive Family Choice Awards. A contributing writer for the epic volume, The Walt Disney Film Archives – The Animated Movies 1921-1968, (Taschen); as well as the celebrated collection, Marc Davis: Walt Disney’s Renaissance Man, (Disney Editions), Mindy’s highly-anticipated Young-Readers volume entitled Pencils, Pens & Brushes – A Great Girls’ Guide to Disney Animation, (Disney Press) explores early women in animation and releases Fall, 2019.
A sought-after commentator, speaker, lecturer and panelist, Mindy appears in several documentaries, as well as the internationally broadcast ABC special Behind the Magic: The Making of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Frequently presenting at numerous studios, campuses, international festivals and conferences including the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival, D23 Expo, CTN Expo, World Animation Festival and more, Mindy has written for numerous international publications and produced record-breaking global campaigns for the film industry. Her written, produced and creative work also extends to a wide range of projects for a growing list of clients including: AMPAS/Oscars.org, TCM/Turner Broadcasting, WNET/American Masters, The Walt Disney Family Museum, The Walt Disney Company, Dick Cavett’s Daphne Productions, SiriusXM Radio and more.
In addition to a background in network television and film production, Mindy is also an award winning playwright, Grammy-nominated songwriter, musician, and a contributing artist on several internationally acclaimed recordings. When she isn’t researching or writing on a myriad of subjects, Mindy also teaches film/animation studies, women’s animation history, screenwriting & intercultural film in Southern CA.
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