Crip Camp (2020) Directors: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham Screenwriters: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham Starring: James Lebrecht, Judy Heumann, Ann Cupolo Freeman, Denise Sherer Jacobson, Neil Jacobson, Lionel Je’Woodyard, Joseph O’Conor, Corbett O’Toole, Eunice Fiorito, HolLynn D’Lil, Dennis Billups Crip Camp is a moving, clear-eyed documentary that tells how a small summer camp helped spark a … Read more

Burrow (2020) Director: Madeline Sharafian Screenwriter: Madeline Sharafian Burrow, part of Pixar’s SparkShorts program, is a compact and charming animated short that earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film in 2021. Clocking in at roughly six minutes, director and writer Madeline Sharafian delivers a concise fable that mixes classic children’s storytelling with … Read more

My Octopus Teacher (2020) Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Screenwriters: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Starring: Craig Foster, Tom Foster Wildlife documentaries remain one of the most enduringly popular genres in film and television. From high-profile nature series to unexpected viral sensations, audiences repeatedly return to stories that bring the natural world close to home. My … Read more

Two Distant Strangers (2021) Directors: Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe Screenwriter: Travon Free Starring: Joey Bada$$, Andrew Howard, Zaria “Say their names. Remember their names.” Those lines close the Oscar-nominated live action short Two Distant Strangers, a stark and unflinching short film that confronts the repeated, racially motivated killings of Black Americans by law enforcement. … Read more

Collective (2019) Director: Alexander Nanau Screenwriters: Alexander Nanau, Antoaneta Opriș Featuring: Cătălin Tolontan, Vlad Voiculescu, Tedy Ursuleanu Collective is a powerful Romanian documentary directed by Alexander Nanau that earned rare double recognition at the 2021 Academy Awards, receiving nominations for both Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film. These nominations underscore the film’s quality … Read more

Genius Loci (2021) Director: Adrien Merigeau Screenwriters: Adrien Merigeau, Nicolas Pleskof Starring: Nadia Moussa, Georgia Cusack, Jina Djemba Genius Loci is a striking French animated short that stands apart from mainstream Western animation through its abstract visuals, immersive sound design, and mature thematic focus. Directed and co-written by Adrien Merigeau, and realized visually with the … Read more

Over the Moon (2020)Director: Glen Keane, John Kahrs Screenwriter: Audrey Welles Starring: Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ruthie Ann Miles, Robert G. Chiu, John Cho, Ken Jeong, Sandra Oh Netflix’s animated musical fantasy Over the Moon was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2021 Oscars. Directed by veteran animator Glen Keane alongside John Kahrs and … Read more

The Letter Room (2020) Director: Elvira Lind Screenwriter: Elvira Lind Starring: Oscar Isaac, John Douglas Thompson, Brian Petsos, Eileen Galindo, Alia Shawkat The Letter Room is a tightly focused short drama centered on Oscar Isaac’s subtle, watchable lead performance. Clocking in at around thirty minutes, the film is written and directed by Elvira Lind and … Read more

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) Directors: Richard Phelan, Will Becher Screenwriters: Mark Burton, Jon Brown Starring: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Amalia Vitale, Chris Morrell Chicken Run premiered twenty-one years ago and announced Aardman Animation’s arrival as a major feature-film studio. That debut, together with early hits like Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of … Read more

Yes-People (2021) Director: Gísli Darri Halldórsson Screenwriter: Gísli Darri Halldórsson Yes-People is a short animated film that finds warmth and wit in the ordinary rhythms of daily life. Nominated in the Animation Short Subject category at the 2021 Oscars, this compact piece by Icelandic filmmaker Gísli Darri Halldórsson stands out for its quietly observant tone … Read more