Everett Downing Jr.

Everett Downing Jr.

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Everett Downing Jr. is a feature film story artist and animator with over 15 years of experience in the industry at studios such as Blue Sky Studios, Pixar Animation Studio and Dreamworks Animation. He was the storyboard artist and co-director of the 2019 Oscar-nominated short film Hair Love.

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Everett Downing Jr.

Movies

Hair Love
Director
When dad has to unexpectedly step in for mom to do his daughter Zuri’s hair before a big event, what seems like a simple task is anything but as these locks have a mind of their own!
Monsters University
Animation
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
Brave
Animation
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.
Up
Animation
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.
WALL·E
Animation
WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When a ship arrives with a sleek new type of robot, WALL·E thinks he's finally found a friend and stows away on the ship when it leaves.
3-2-1 Penguins!: Save the Planets
Development Manager
Joined by a quartet of space-traveling penguins, siblings Michelle and Jason embark on a series of intergalactic adventures in which the fearless 7-year-old twins learn important lessons on morality and values along the way. Highlights include a stop on a small planet populated by feuding sheep, a mission to settle a dispute between a group of garden gnomes and pink flamingos and a visit to the over-indulgent world known as Planet Gutt.
Ratatouille
Animation
Remy, a resident of Paris, appreciates good food and has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culinary masterpieces to his heart's delight. The only problem is, Remy is a rat. When he winds up in the sewer beneath one of Paris' finest restaurants, the rodent gourmet finds himself ideally placed to realize his dream.
Ice Age
Animation
With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. Along the way, the unlikely allies become friends but, when enemies attack, their quest takes on far nobler aims.
3-2-1 Penguins! Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn
Writer
Meet Zidgel, Midgel, Fidgel, and Kevin... four of the Wackiest space cowboys ever to leave our solar system! You'll see why summer for two kids at their grandmother's cabin in the Poconos is going to be a blast! Stuck with their eccentric English grandmother for an entire summer, Jason and Michelle Conrad are sure their vacation is a bust...until an amazing discovery in grandmum's attic sends them on an adventure they'll never forget!
VeggieTales: The End of Silliness?
Storyboard Assistant
Archibald Asparagus has cancelled 'Silly Songs with Larry'! A despondent Larry the Cucumber drowns his sorrows at Jimmy Gourd's ice cream parlor. Will Archibald give Larry his job back? How much ice cream can Larry eat before getting a headache? Is this the end of...Silly Songs with Larry?