“I think I always had a tendency to be a little different.”

Hamish Steele brings us Flee, an animated documentary about the journey of Amin, a gay man and refugee to Denmark from Afghanistan. We talk about how animation can uniquely serve documentary films, how Amin’s identity as a gay man intertwines with his experience as a refugee, and how this movie repeatedly broke our hearts but also how queerness gave us hope. Also, Hamish talks with us about his experience including queer characters and stories when creating for younger audiences, particularly with regards to his animated series, Dead End: Paranormal Park.

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Film Release: December 3, 2021

‘Flee’: Creating a New Narrative Language for the Animated Documentary Oscar Contender (IndieWire)

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Theme song features: “Stasis” by Eagle-Eyed Tiger | ⁠Source

Closing song: “Free At Last” by Uno Helmersson