Disada's first theatrical animated cartoon Insomnia or Bust was
completed in 1971. Legendary New York Times film critic Bosley
Crowther gave our film a positive verbal “review” convincing Columbia
Pictures to distribute Insomnia or Bust with a new Barbra Steisand
film. For the US market we wanted the New York distributor, Lester A.
Schoenfeld. He was the mentor of short filmmakers, and distributed
shorts exclusively, both live-action and animation to theatres. He
started in the late 1950s and the films he took on became both Academy
Award nominees and winners. We were delighted that he chose ours for 1971 and he began promoting
and booking the film. He entered it in the Academy Awards. We learned
that there were about 75 animated cartoons entered that year. Every few weeks he'd tell us we were in the final 50, then 25 and
eventually 10 finalists. Disada Productions did not make the final
cut for the top three that would move on to the final award ceremony. 
completed in 1971. Legendary New York Times film critic Bosley
Crowther gave our film a positive verbal “review” convincing Columbia
Pictures to distribute Insomnia or Bust with a new Barbra Steisand
film. For the US market we wanted the New York distributor, Lester A.
Schoenfeld. He was the mentor of short filmmakers, and distributed
shorts exclusively, both live-action and animation to theatres. He
started in the late 1950s and the films he took on became both Academy
Award nominees and winners. We were delighted that he chose ours for 1971 and he began promoting
and booking the film. He entered it in the Academy Awards. We learned
that there were about 75 animated cartoons entered that year. Every few weeks he'd tell us we were in the final 50, then 25 and
eventually 10 finalists. Disada Productions did not make the final
cut for the top three that would move on to the final award ceremony.
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