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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 33 MIN

'Hoppers' Director Daniel Chong on Learning 3D Animation and Making Kids Movies for Adults

from Movie People: Interviews & More From the Southampton Playhouse

The new animated Pixar hit Hoppers follows a teenager who befriends her local beaver population. Like many Pixar favorites, it combines big ideas with imagination and heart. Director Daniel Chong talks to Movie People about how he navigated that formula and the films that inspired his own work. This episode also features South Fork Natural History Museum's Frank Quevodo on the defunct beaver population of Long Island and a new edition of Playhouse People with Rebekah Wise.

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'Hoppers' Director Daniel Chong on Learning 3D Animation and Making Kids Movies for Adults

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The new animated Pixar hit Hoppers follows a teenager who befriends her local beaver population. Like many Pixar favorites, it combines big ideas with imagination and heart. Director Daniel Chong talks to Movie People about how he navigated that...

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