The film knows it’s an unusual take on the genre, too, pointing out repeatedly that animating a story — with Lego pieces, no less — is a move most musicians wouldn’t take. Pharrell even went so far as hiding its animated format from some of the interview subjects,

Director Morgan Neville told IndieWire about using LEGOs to recreate Pharrell Williams' synesthesia in the animated documentary.

Kids of Immigrants takes Hypebeast behind the scenes of the celestial activation held at Los Angeles’ Pickford Film Center.

"Piece by Piece" is a bright, clever song-filled biopic that pretends it's a behind-the-scenes documentary using small plastic bricks, angles and curves to celebrate an artist known for his quirky soul. It is deep and surreal and often adorable. Is it high concept or low? Like Williams, it's a bit of both.

Pharrell Williams has officially released the music video to his leading single “Piece By Piece” from his animated biopic of the same name, on Thursday (Oct. 24). The uplifting track — which encourages people to keep building their lives even through setbacks — was produced by the multifaceted impresario himself,