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Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx) is a New York City jazz pianist who’s about to find out what happens when you die and before you’re born, in Pixar’s animated tale “Soul.” (Image courtesy of Disney/Pixar.)

Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx) is a New York City jazz pianist who’s about to find out what happens when you die and before you’re born, in Pixar’s animated tale “Soul.” (Image courtesy of Disney/Pixar.)

Review: Pixar's 'Soul' is a warm-hearted, happily surreal look at how humans become who they are

December 25, 2020 by Sean P. Means

The latest film from Pixar, “Soul,” is a witty, warm and music-focused story about a jazzman learning the secrets of how the creative spirit works.

It also confirms director Pete Docter as perhaps the greatest surrealist filmmaker since the Japanese legend Hayao Miyazaki.

Read the full review at sltrib.com.

And here’s my interview with two Utah natives who worked on creating the look and animating the moves of the Joe character.

December 25, 2020 /Sean P. Means
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