GOAT director Tyree Dillihay is here to break down finding the heart of GOAT, animating quadrupeds vs bipeds in Roarball action, and of course the Warriors impact on the film.
More about GOAT
From Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the artists that made KPop Demon Hunters, comes GOAT , an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. The story follows Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball – a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will’s new teammates aren’t thrilled about having a little goat on their roster, but Will is determined to revolutionize the sport and prove once and for all that “smalls can ball!”
More about Tyree Dillihay
He is a director at Sony Pictures Animation, currently working alongside co-director Adam Rosette on the upcoming original animated sports comedy “GOAT” from producer Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media.
If you told an 8-year-old Dillihay that one day America would have a black president, Spider-Man™ would be black, and that he would be directing animated projects, he would have yelled “Stranger danger!,” kicked you in the shin, and ran home to his mommy. But alas, it’s true! The kid from Inglewood, Calif., became a 6’5” cool nerd who makes cartoons for a living in Hollywood.
Previously, Dillihay spent eight years as a director on Fox’s animated hit sitcom, “Bob’s Burgers,” with 32 episodes and two consecutive Primetime Emmy® nominations to his credit.
Past director credits include a wide variety of animated television series such as Netflix’s “Da Jammies,” Fox’s “Allen Gregory,” and MTV’s “Good Vibes.”
Outside of animation, you can find Dillihay on Instagram (@sneadsbyree) where he’s built a niche social media following combining his love of cartoons, fashion, sneakers and sports working as a content producer for brands such as Nike, Converse, Redbull, Rebook and Foot Locker.
Dillihay graduated from California State University, Northridge with a Bachelor of Arts in English.