Wachtenheim/Marianetti Animation

08/23/2023

Very excited to share the first teaser of our upcoming animated motion picture "Leo" starring Adam Sandler. An amazingly hard working and talented crew of artists brought this film to life. Thanks to all. Coming to Netflix in November!

Releasing Nov. 21, the Netflix feature also stars Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Jo Koy, Stephanie Hsu and Sadie, Sunny and Jackie Sandler.

01/18/2023

Finally able to share some exciting news!

The kids and family feature will debut on Netflix on November 22 of this year.

03/27/2020

Always loved the Harlem Globetrotters as a kid and got to see them play once at the Ingelwood Forum if my memory is correct. Fred "Curly" Neal was a favorite, of course.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/26/us/curly-neal-harlem-globetrotters-legend-dies-spt-trnd/index.html

Here's an SNL TV Funhouse with the Globetrotters I directed back in 1998, pre-Youtube. How'd we get the reference?

The Harlem Globetrotters try to travel back in time to their first Christmas together, but they end up going all the way back to the birth of Jesus and playi...

10/24/2019

The film "My Depression: The Up and Down and Up of it", directed by David Wachteneim, Robert Marianetti and Elizabeth Swados is now available to order online for a very affordable price. Please order.

Based on the book "My Depression, A Graphic Memoir” by Elizabeth Swados. It was on HBO for 4 years and now this animated film featuring the voices of Sigourney Weaver, Steve Buscemi, Fred Armisen and Dan Fogler is available for purchase.
For anyone who has depression or who knows someone with depression it is an opportunity to see that you are not alone!

"(A) half-hour gem. As charming and whimsical a discussion of depression as you’re likely to find. It’s honest and forthright as it talks about a condition often misunderstood and misrepresented."
– New York Times

"Uses animation and music to tell successful composer Liz Swados' personal journey through the darkness of depression and then her recovery and healing process. Every individual experience may differ but the film hopes to impart the message that those suffering from depression are not alone, and while things may seem hopeless, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel."
–The Jed Foundation

"Recommended. Humor and music lighten the serious message without seeming trivial, and the realistically hopeful outcome will comfort viewers facing similar challenges. Teens battling depression and anxiety will be comforted by this sympathetic program."
–Booklist (ALA)

"The approach might sound weirdly lighthearted, but it manages to stir a sense of empathy while packing in a lot of information about a disease that, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, afflicts 7 percent of adults."
– Chicago Tribune

"Through inventive animation and music, My Depression explores Swados’s lifelong struggle with depression and her efforts to keep her ‘cloud,’ as she calls it, at bay. Why, when so many people suffer from anxiety, depression, and a host of other emotional situations, is it still talked about openly so little? Swados is out to change that with her short documentary, by addressing those ups and downs, and ultimately My Depression makes one feelto embrace all that life has to offer."
– Amy Poehler’s SmartGirls

Please share this announcement with friends and colleagues and organizations who would benefit from screening it.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/my-depression/id1478979976
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Movies-+%22My+Depression%22&ref=nb_sb_noss

‎Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews, and buy My Depression directed by Robert Marianetti for $2.99.

09/12/2019

Hi Friends,
The film we wrote and directed with Elizabeth Swados is coming to Itunes! Please forward the information below to anyone you know who has depression or has a loved one that has depression (which is probably everyone). Please order it if you can! Thank you!

The launch of “My Depression, the Up and Down and Up of It” is available for preorder on Itunes on September 13, 2019 and for order on September 24, 2019. It is based on Liz’ memoir,
"My Depression, A Graphic Memoir”. It was on HBO for 4 years and now we launch it so that more people can order it and watch it. It is animated and features the voices of Sigourney Weaver, Steve Buscemi and Fred Armisen. Sigourney is the voice of Liz! A few of the reviews are below:

"(A) half-hour gem. As charming and whimsical a discussion of depression as you’re likely to find. It’s honest and forthright as it talks about a condition often misunderstood and misrepresented."
– New York Times

"Uses animation and music to tell successful composer Liz Swados' personal journey through the darkness of depression and then her recovery and healing process. Every individual experience may differ but the film hopes to impart the message that those suffering from depression are not alone, and while things may seem hopeless, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel."
–The Jed Foundation

"Recommended. Humor and music lighten the serious message without seeming trivial, and the realistically hopeful outcome will comfort viewers facing similar challenges. Teens battling depression and anxiety will be comforted by this sympathetic program."
–Booklist (ALA)

"The approach might sound weirdly lighthearted, but it manages to stir a sense of empathy while packing in a lot of information about a disease that, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, afflicts 7 percent of adults."
– Chicago Tribune

"Through inventive animation and music, My Depression explores Swados’s lifelong struggle with depression and her efforts to keep her ‘cloud,’ as she calls it, at bay. Why, when so many people suffer from anxiety, depression, and a host of other emotional situations, is it still talked about openly so little? Swados is out to change that with her short documentary, by addressing those ups and downs, and ultimately My Depression makes one feelto embrace all that life has to offer."
– Amy Poehler’s SmartGirls

04/22/2018

In commemoration if Earth Day, here’s a Schoolhouse Rock cartoon we made promoting wind energy. (don’t know who posted this)

THE VERITABLE QUANDARY AND GYRO SCREWLOOSE ARE NOT NOW AND NEVER WILL BE MONETIZED. I LIVE ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF PUERTO RICO AND YOUTUBE {WHO HAS NO HUMAN C...

07/04/2017

It's July 4th and to celebrate let's rewatch "Kobayahsi"
the Nathan's Hot Dog eating champ's animated cartoon.

This is "SNL Kobayashi show" by Kinetiscope on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

12/25/2016

It's that time of year again to post this SNL Tv Funhouse X-mas classic.

Charlie Brown and the gang like you've never seen them.

12/14/2016

Man this looks fun.

12/13/2016

We directed the #1 series back in 2004 and animated the pilot for #2. Nice to be remembered...sort of. It's actually a nice blurb. Kudos to creators Jeff Olsen and Chris Kelly.

The good, the bad and the downright bizarre hidden treasures of Adult Swim.

10/19/2016

This is a great little film from a couple of talented Pixar guys who both once interned for WM Animation. Way to go Lou and Andrew!

"Borrowed Time" is an animated short film, directed by Andrew Coats & Lou Hamou-Lhadj.