Fursonas (film)

Fursonas is a documentary film regarding the furry fandom which released In January 2016 and was directed by Dominic Rodriguez with Producer Olivia Vaughn and Christine Meyer as Editor, among others.

Synopsis
Fursonas follows multiple individual furries being interviewed to provide social commentary of the fandom, its common stigmas, and how it is perceived through sensational media coverage.

Production
Production of Fursonas began as a senior thesis project while Rodriguez was majoring in filmmaking at Point Park University with Olivia Vaughn and Christine Meyer. Originally a 12-minute short film, the film was expanded into a feature length documentary when the crew was awarded a 10,000 dollar grant from The Sprout Fund in 2013. In 2014, Meyer and Vaughn became interns at the Animal Media Group, a production and visual effects studio. Animal allowed the crew to use their facilities to edit the footage of the documentary and later offered to be the official production company for the documentary.

Premiere
The documentary premiered at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival, and is distributed via Video on demand by Gravitas Ventures.

Reception
Fursonas was well-received, winning the "Spirit of Slamdance" award at its debut film festival and receiving positive reviews from magazines Variety and Deadline Hollywood.

Despite a positive reception, the film resulted in its director receiving a lifetime ban from Anthrocon, the biggest furry convention in the world as of 2024. Though accused of filming at the con without consent, the ban has been largely seen as Samuel Conway's retribution for his negative portrayal in the film.

Cast
(The list consists of the interviewees' fursona names, rather than their real names)
 * Boomer The Dog
 * Freya Fox
 * IllKato
 * Grix Fox
 * Diezel Raccoon
 * Quad Shadow Bandit
 * Imaginary Skye La Lux
 * Chew Fox
 * Tom Cat
 * Uncle Kage
 * Varka