Animaginary & Gersh To Rep Michael Mankowski’s ‘Getting Lost’ Series
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian animation outfit Animaginary has teamed with Gersh to represent worldwide rights on the adult animated feature film Getting Lost, the television series Getting Lost: Lost Tapes, and the upcoming animated spin-off Not That Indian from Michael Mankowski.
All three projects are written and directed by Michael Mankowski, alongside producers Mark A.Z. Dippé and John Schneider. Eric Garofano serves as executive producer across the feature film, television series, and spin-off.
Getting Lost stars Kevin Smith, Dan Aykroyd, Russell Peters, and Kim Basinger, and is currently in production, with the production team aiming to complete animation later this year for a Sundance premiere.
Getting Lost is described as “an R-rated animated survival fever dream blending psychedelic comedy, emotional storytelling, and experimental mixed-media animation, including hand-drawn animation and stop-motion sequences.”
“There’s really nothing else out there like this for adults right now,” Aykroyd said in a statement. “It’s the kind of animated comedy audiences can watch together and genuinely have a great time. Michael’s writing has this anarchic energy that feels completely original. And honestly, I think it’s going to become a bit of a contraband hit with younger audiences too — the kind of movie parents will say kids shouldn’t watch, which of course means everyone’s going to want to watch it.”
The television series, Getting Lost: Lost Tapes, follows Bill as he discovers Uncle Bob’s hidden archive of unaired VHS tapes after Bob’s death. The synopsis reads: “Each tape reveals a dangerous, psychedelic, and often illegal adventure that was never allowed to air, turning the series into both a wild global adventure comedy and a story about uncovering who Uncle Bob really was.”
Not That Indian is in development. The film is described as a standalone adult animated Bollywood-inspired spin-off television series that expands the world of Getting Lost through the character Swami Pastrami. The story follows a “sarcastic Toronto comedian who inherits a mystical locket containing a chaotic cosmic guide, forcing him into an unexpected journey across India where mythology, music, identity, and absurd comedy collide.”
Mankowski added: “We’ve always envisioned Getting Lost as something much larger than a single film. Partnering with Gersh and bringing Eric Garofano into the team gives us the opportunity to properly scale the universe, expand the storytelling, and position these projects globally.”
