4/19/26 9:00am - More Than Movies: The Art of Animation: Willie Ito

Don’t miss this rare chance to meet an animation legend. The tender true story Hello Maggie! illuminates the friendship between a bird named Maggie and a young boy, Shig, as his family struggles to survive at the WWII Heart Mountain internment camp in Wyoming. Based on Shigeru Yabu’s children’s book - and informed by Ito’s own childhood experiences in the internment camps - the film brings history to life through animation. From Lady and the Tramp to The Jetsons and Hong Kong Phooey, Ito’s work shaped generations. Afterward, stay for a discussion with Willie Ito and Kevin Sandler, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at ASU.