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Sheila M. Sofian’s animated documentary films have played at festivals including Annecy, Ottawa, Hiroshima, and Zagreb among many others. Her work includes numerous short films as well as the hour-long animation/live action hybrid documentary ‘Truth Has Fallen’ (2013). She received her BFA at the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the California…
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The Society for Animation Studies (SAS) wrapped up its annual conference yesterday, following four days of talks, panels, and screenings (and one rowdy animation pub quiz). As ever, the event brought together animators and scholars from around the world to discuss a dizzying range of animation-related topics. The conference theme – Sustaining Animation – established…
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Blanche Malet is an artist and filmmaker based in London and Paris. Her short animated documentary Sutures et Consolation (Stitches and Solace) was made in 2023, during her Masters degree at Royal College of Art. The film, which takes an autoethnographic and multimedia approach to exploring grief, has played at festivals and galleries internationally, including…
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London International Animation Festival has a rich history of showcasing and championing animated documentary work through screenings, panels, and events. Their 2023 online panel, Animated Documentaries – Drawing a Line over Reality, offers insights into the form of animated documentary form directors including Jonathan Hodgson, Samantha Moore, Mary Martins, and Alex Widdowson, and is hosted…
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The London International Animation Festival (LIAF) has been showcasing animated nonfiction for over a decade, and was one of the first UK film festivals to give animated documentary its own curated programme in 2008. The festival has premiered animated documentaries to packed cinemas, and has also explored the boundaries of the form through its panels,…
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Jess Mountfield‘s short animated documentary titled ‘The Untold Story of Brain Injury’ collaborates with Emilia Clarke’s charity Same You to give a voice to those who have been affected by traumatic brain injury. Mountfield reached out to the brain injury community and recorded their stories, editing over 30 voices into ‘one cohesive tapestry’. Mountfield uses…
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Roger Ross Williams‘ feature film ‘Life, Animated’ is based on the book ‘Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism‘ by Ron Suskind, which tells the story of his son, Owen, and his experience with autism. At the age of three, Owen became non-verbal but Suskind and his wife soon came to understand that…
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“‘Hold Tight’ explores the importance of Carnival across the UK and how it’s celebrations provide an important lifeline to heritage and identity for younger generations of the Black Caribbean diaspora in Britain. It is a journey into the feeling of belonging, through the rituals of Carnival attendance and the power of bass.” – (via) Ashman’s…
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