One of the most celebrated figures in modern animation, Brad Bird was the Academy Award-winning writer and director of the hit feature films “The Incredibles” (2004) and “Ratatouille” (2007). Bird’s movies stood apart from other big-screen animated efforts, due to the quality of both the visuals and the writing; in both “Incredibles” and “Ratatouille,” as well as his debut project, the well-loved cult favorite “The Iron Giant” (1999), Bird brought together exciting action and eye-popping visuals with stories driven by real and palpable human emotions. For many critics and moviegoers, Bird’s
