The Global Search for Education: Sky O’Connell Offers Insights on Nico and Nickel
This month, audiences can screen Nico and Nickel on the Planet Classroom Network.
Friendship in Unlikely Places: A Review of Nico and Nickel
By Serena Wooten Directed by Sky O’Connell, Nico and Nickel is a short animated film that illustrates the notion that things are rarely as they seem. The visual style and direction are innovative, blending seamlessly to create empathy for the characters with minimal dialogue. From the first shot, the audience senses Nico’s loneliness purely from visual cues. The film opens on a sunny baseball field, where other children are...
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