Background
She is also daughter of Disney Legend Don Iwerks and granddaughter of Ub Iwerks, the animator and co-creator of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
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She is also daughter of Disney Legend Don Iwerks and granddaughter of Ub Iwerks, the animator and co-creator of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
Iwerks graduated with a Bachelor from the University of Southern California.
The film documented the lives of Guatemalans who live and work in the landfill in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Iwerks released Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010), which chronicles the developments of visual effects house Industrial Light & Magic. The documentary is narrated by Tom Cruise and features interviews with George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Robin Williams, Josip Juraj Abrams, Jerry Bruckheimer, Samuel L. Jackson, Seth Green, Jon Favreau, and various ILM visual effects supervisor.
Iwerks" 2012 documentary, Citizen Hearst, premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
In 2013, Iwerks was honored by the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival with the festival"s Spotlight Award. Iwerks is currently producing and directing a feature-length documentary on the history of Walt Disney Imagineering, the division responsible for designing Disney theme parks and other attractions.
The film is narrated by William H. Macy, and features interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Dan Rather, Mark Burnett, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Bob Iger, Leonard Maltin, Doctor Oz, Heidi Klum and various members of the Hearst family and company.