Pixar’s “Soul” features Filipino animators’ work

Meet Paul Abadilla, the Filipino sets art director of Disney Pixar's ‘Soul’

Abadilla, ’08 Animation/Illustration, came to the United States when he was seven. “Assimilating into American culture was huge,” he says. “I learned English in the Philippines but applying it here every day was a challenge. Watching TV and cartoons took care of that.” Finding Paul Abadilla

I can't even begin to emphasize how much of a team effort it was to EXECUTE the sets in this film, especially the soul world. Shoutouts to the technical depts that brought these worlds to life #PixarSoul

— Paul Abadilla (@paulabadillaart) January 1, 2021

Through the years, we have encountered Filipino animators at Pixar, aka Pixnoys, whom we have become friends with and get to know better. https://t.co/cddesQIfbh

— GMA News (@gmanews) January 10, 2021

I've tried to watch 'SOUL' twice after Tess passed, and I still haven't finished the movie.