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...
The Global Search for Education: Filmmaker Eshaan Mani Discusses The Seeker
This month, audiences can screen The Seeker on the Planet Classroom Network.
Breaking Barriers: The Inspirational Journey of The Seeker
By Alex Silverman Eshaan Mani presents The Seeker, a poignant exploration of one Indian woman’s journey to learn English after years of suppression. Eshaan Mani served as screenwriter, director, editor, producer, and cinematographer. In Bhagalpur, a small town in Bihar, India, we meet Preeti, a young woman who has struggled to learn English after 36 years. Various challenges, from an inferiority complex to cultural differences, have...
Not All Things Need to be Left Unknown – A Review of The Oubliette
By: Luke Ramirez Created solely by Max Hendrickson, The Oubliette is extremely impressive for a single-person production. The combination of 2D animation and 3D animation give this short film a unique style. The sound design is also fantastic and helps immerse the viewer into the world, despite the lack of any dialogue. These aspects work together to convey a lonely and oppressive mood, which allows viewers to understand that the city...
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