# Guest: 'The Sheep Detectives' Director Kyle Balda

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Podcast: [LCJ Q&A Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lcj-q-a-podcast-7320)
Published: 2026-05-06T20:23:10+00:00
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## Resource

Kyle Balda has had a great career in VFX and animation, including directing and co-directing four Illumination features — "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax", "Minions" (for which he was BAFTA nominated), "Despicable Me 3" and "Minions: The Rise of Gru". Now he's the director of the live-action / animated murder mystery family dramedy "The Sheep Detectives", in theaters nationwide this Friday May 8th.

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