Mia and the Migoo

Streaming video - 2008

Featuring the voices of Oscar-winner Whoopi Goldberg and Oscar-nominee James Woods, "Mia and the Migoo" is a stunningly beautiful, hand-painted animated feature film. Pedro leaves his poor village and finds work drilling a tunnel through an area of exceptional natural beauty that is to become a luxurious hotel complex. But mysterious forces are working against the project. When a landslide blocks the entrance to the tunnel, Pedro is left trapped. Mia, his daughter, decides to go looking for him but she has to cross the cursed forest. Meanwhile, the brash hotel promoter is alarmed by the discovery of a huge footprint and other incidents on the site. At the worst possible moment his investors decide to pay a visit. To make matters w...orse he is forced to bring his young son along. Mia enters the mysterious, almost fairytale world of the forest which will lead her to encounter the mysterious Migoo... Winner of Best Animated Feature at the **European Film Awards**. Official Selection at **Toronto International Film Festival**, **London Film Festival**, and **New York Film Festival**. *"GORGEOUS!" - **The Los Angeles Times*** *"A hand-painted film that draws inspiration from Van Gogh and Cezanne, [MIA AND THE MIGOO] is genuinely beautiful, with eye-popping color and motion and dreamscapes: really inspired stuff." - Shawn Levy, **The Oregonian***

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Genres
Feature films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : GKIDS Films 2008.
2019.
Language
English
Other Authors
Jacques-Rémy Girerd (film director), James Woods (actor), Matthew Modine, Wallace Shawn, Whoopi Goldberg
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).