Colombian Graphic Designer Scams National Media Into Believing She Worked "Hand-In-Hand" With Hayao Miyazaki On 'The Boy And The Heron'
Colombian Graphic Designer Scams National Media Into Believing She Worked "Hand-In-Hand" With Hayao Miyazaki On 'The Boy And The Heron'

Barranquilla-based graphic designer Geraldine Fernández claimed she contributed 25,000 drawings to the film's production.

Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron will premiere in Colombia on January 25. Ahead of that debut, the film is getting an unplanned and likely unappreciated marketing push, as a local woman has gone viral for convincing major media outlets that she drew around 25,000 frames for the film’s production.