Strong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad Bird

Name: Strong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad Bird
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-11-06
Duration: 19 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Brad Bird, John Walker, Dave Mullins, Alan Barillaro, Elizabeth Thorsen

November 6, 2018
Directed by
Tony Kaplan

A profile of the acclaimed animator and director Brad Bird featured on the Incredibles 2 Blu-Ray.

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Last Updated: November 2, 2025

Cast

Brad Bird

Self - Writer & director

John Walker

Self - Producer

Dave Mullins

Self - Supervising animator

Alan Barillaro

Self - Supervising animator

Elizabeth Thorsen

Self - Animation technical coordinator

Nicole Ridgwell

Self - Crowds animator

Frank E. Abney III

Self - Animator

Lindsay Andrus

Self - Animator

Amy Ellenwood

Self - Executive assistant to the director

Ralph Eggleston

Self - Production designer

Milt Kahl

Self - Disney animator (archive footage)

Adam Burke

Self - Animator

Bolhem Bouchiba

Self - Animation sketch artist

Nicole Paradis Grindle

Self - Producer

Lance Fite

Self - Animator

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Strong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad Bird

November 6, 2018Directed byTony Kaplan

Cast

Brad Bird

Self - Writer & director

John Walker

Self - Producer

Dave Mullins

Self - Supervising animator

Alan Barillaro

Self - Supervising animator

Elizabeth Thorsen

Self - Animation technical coordinator

Nicole Ridgwell

Self - Crowds animator

Frank E. Abney III

Self - Animator

Lindsay Andrus

Self - Animator

Amy Ellenwood

Self - Executive assistant to the director

Ralph Eggleston

Self - Production designer

Milt Kahl

Self - Disney animator (archive footage)

Adam Burke

Self - Animator

Bolhem Bouchiba

Self - Animation sketch artist

Nicole Paradis Grindle

Self - Producer

Lance Fite

Self - Animator

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November 6, 2018
Directed by
Tony Kaplan