Visualising the Invisible: Inside the Mind of Animated Documentary

Abstract

The concept of Animated Documentary has existed since Winsor McCay's The Sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, however it still may be considered in the liminal boundary of traditional definitions of 'documentary'. This paper elaborates on the depiction of mental health issues in animation and the relationship to documentary form, while investigating new forms of creation, dissemination and distribution for short non-fiction animated productions.