Ozi, an orphan orangutan with influencer skills who saves her home from deforestation.
Ozi, Voice of the Forest – an indie animated feature from Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions, Oscar-winning producer Mike Medavoy, and GCI Film – hits theaters in multiple countries on August 16.
STARRING: AMANDLA STENBERG, DEAN-CHARLES CHAPMAN, URZILA CARLSON, LAURA DERN, DJIMON HOUNSOU, DONALD SUTHERLAND, RUPAUL CHARLES AND HUGH BONNEVILLE
PRODUCED BY: LEONARDO DICAPRIO (APPIAN WAY PRODUCTIONS), GRAHAM APPLEBY (GCIFILM), MIKE MEDAVOY, ADAM STANHOPE
Directed by Tim Harper, the film shines a light on the threat of deforestation and the challenges facing rainforest ecosystems. Follow Ozi, an orphaned orangutan, as she uses her influencer skills to save her home. Written by Ricky Roxburgh, from an original story by Rodrigo Blaas and Keith Chapman, the film features a star-studded cast including Amandla Stenberg, Dean Charles Chapman, Djimon Hounsou, Donald Sutherland, Laura Dern, RuPaul Charles, and Urzila Carlson.
Get ready for an unforgettable journey with Ozi!
Mikros Animation oversaw creative development and CGI animation by 300 global experts, emphasizing storytelling and social causes. Sean Mullen, Head of Story and Character Animation at Mikros, comments, “Through this film’s animation style, we’ve aimed to build something that feels both fun and whimsical, with the ultimate goal to marry art and entertainment with messages around global deforestation.”
Synopsis: Meet Ozi, a little orphan orangutan who’s about to make a big difference when she goes on an epic adventure to save her forest home. Separated from her parents when their forest home is destroyed, Ozi is taken in by kind wildlife sanctuary owners who keep her safe and slowly teach her to communicate through sign language. With the combination of her new skills and natural talent for social media, Ozi soon has a worldwide following. When she learns that her parents might be alive, Ozi sets off on a quest to find them and to tell the world what is happening to the rainforest before it’s too late. With help from new friends, cheeky monkey Chance and loveable rhino Honkus, Ozi discovers that one voice really can change the world.
🦧 Connect with #OziVoices:
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🌴🌺 ABOUT GCI FILM:
GCI Film both produces and finances high-end independent film and TV projects. Delivering for broadcasters, studios and platforms worldwide. Take a look at some of the world class projects we have helped to create.
🦜🎋ABOUT SIGNATURE ENTERTAINMENT:
Signature Entertainment is an award-winning film distribution and production company. Founded in 2011 it has become the leading independent distributor in the UK with an ever- growing global presence and an expansion into production and international sales in 2018. Signature has released over 1,500 films since its inception, with recent releases including award-winning George MacKay thriller Femme, critically acclaimed Jodie Comer drama The End We Start From, Cate Blanchett drama The New Boy and Viggo Mortensen theatrical success The Dead Don’t Hurt.
🐒🦋 ABOUT MIKROS ANIMATION:
Mikros Animation is a global CGI animation studio located in Paris, Montreal, Los Angeles, Bangalore and London, offering front end services through to final picture for feature, long-form episodic and traditional episodic animation. Thanks to our global capabilities, we adapt our scale to always serve every project in the best possible way.
