Woods Hole Film Festival 2009

'You're Outa Here' starts with a brief action shot of stride-master Dick Hyman (also known as the composer for several of Woody Allen's films), playing the high-voltage intro to Fats Waller's classic 'The Minor Drag.' Our animated leading lady strides toward us and makes her case for the immediate ejection of her boyfriend from their New York apartment. Her cat clock, dog and piranha-like pet fish also demand his exit. 'Put down the chips and read my lips: you're outa here,' our heroine tells him; she attempts to oust him from his Barcalounger, badgers him to start packing, and recounts his various shortcomings. He's lazy, he sleeps around, he called her doorman 'Pancho' and her Uncle Bob 'a queer.' The film includes two rotoscope dance sequences.'You're Outa Here' was produced by jazz singer/lyricist Lorraine Feather, who wrote and sang the modern lyrics which accompany Waller's 1920s classic. Ms. Feather's last album, 'Language,' was #1 on jazz radio. Jazz Times has described her as 'a lyrical Dorothy Parker,' and her work as 'pure genius.' As a lyricist she has worked for Disney and MGM Animation; this is her first film project as a producer. The short was directed by New York animator George Griffin, who has been called 'the quintessential American independent animator.' His work includes self-referential cartoons, narratives, documentaries, and experiments with music. He has published flipbooks, written on animation, and taught animation studio courses at Harvard and Pratt.