The Cannery

Documentary profiling the life and career of Filmation Studios founder Lou Scheimer. As told by Lou himself, his daughter and his colleagues, we learn how he pioneered the animation industry in the '70s and '80s, for better or worse, based on his responsibilities to himself, his employees, the audience and the future of television animation.

The short documentary visits the groundhog research center in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It was made for Sony Home Entertainment's 15th anniversary edition DVD release of the 1993 film, "Groundhog Day." It was filmed on location at the silver mining ghost town of Gothic, Colorado, near Crested Butte. The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory has been located there since its founding in 1928.