A version of this story originally appeared in OscarWrap: Foreign Language/Documentaries
Talk about a daunting reboot. With “Get a Horse!,” director Lauren MacMullan wasn’t just reviving a tradition of Disney short animation that had won the company more than a dozen Academy Awards over the years. She was also adopting early Disney animation style, and taking as her leading man — sorry, leading mouse — none other than Mickey Mouse, the character on whose back the entire Disney dynasty was formed.
“Strangely enough, I just kind of kept my head down and tried to do it,” MacMullan told TheWrap.