This weekend, Flee will close the NewFest, New York's LGBTQ+ film festival, and the film is not one to miss. Directed by Jonah Poher Rasmussen, the production creatively tells the true story of a gay ...

Mamoru Hosoda's 'Belle' collects the Special Jury Prize, and 'The Crossing' takes the Audience Award. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Slated for a Dec. 3 release from U.S. distributor Neon, Flee ...

“Flee” made Oscar history by being simultaneously nominated for Best Animated Film, Best International Film, and Best Documentary. And it really deserves to win in any if not all of those categories.

There’s little precedent for Danish documentary filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee, the tale of Afghan refugee Amin Nawadi, because documentaries aren’t typically thought of in terms of animation.

Flee director Jonas Poher Rasmussen revealed that it took animation to tell the true story of his childhood friend Amin’s harrowing journey as an Afghan refugee and the painful secrets he’s held for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 when a boy his same age arrived alone in his small Danish town. “He arrived all by himself and stayed with a family just around the corner from where I ...

“Flee,” an animated documentary directed and co-written by Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen, tells the harrowing true story of Amin Nawabi, a gay Afghan man who as a boy escaped from the ...

While working on animated documentary “Flee,” on the forefront of art director Jess Nicholls’ mind were questions of the camera. She had no use for a real one, of course, but that didn’t stop her from ...

The Danish animated documentary “Flee” directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen is a powerful feat of storytelling. So much so it has earned several awards and nominations. “Flee” tells the story of Amin ...

With voting set to open soon to determine the Oscar documentary shortlist, Flee continues to make a very strong case for recognition. The Neon release from director Jonas Poher Rasmussen won the ...

While working on animated documentary “Flee,” on the forefront of art director Jess Nicholls’ mind were questions of the camera. She had no use for a real one, of course, but that didn’t stop her from ...