Special Presentation: Flee (with Hamish Steele)

“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)


‘Flee’ Writer/Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen Breaks Down
a Scene | 94th Oscars (Oscars on YouTube)


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


Closing song: “Free At Last” by Uno Helmersson