Coco (2017)

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C O C O
Fall 2017

Remember the Dia de los Muertos project by Pixar? It's finally here and it's called COCO. Lee Unkrich is directing and Darla Anderson is producing. The pair last teamed up on Toy Story 3. “Unkrich,” who inspired tears of many kinds in “Toy Story 3,” called the story “fun yet powerfully emotional". Unkrich explained that he’d discovered Dia De Los Muertos through the artwork. His appreciation of the colorful skeleton folk art led to his emotional investment in the holiday, which Unkrich described as a sort of “big family reunion between the living and the dead.” The premise of the story comes from a simple question: “What if you could meet your long dead family members?” For research, Unkrich traveled to Mexico to see how the holiday was celebrated in different places, meeting many families and experiencing the traditions with them.

The film focuses on Miguel, “a spirited 12-year-old boy” growing up in rural Mexico. His actions begin a chain of events tied to an ancient mystery, one that “forever changes his fate.”