Holocaust Tag Archive

Animation, Awards

Beauty and Imagination Meet Tragedy and Triumph in Florence Miailhe’s Oscar-Nominated Animation ‘Papillon’

Oscar nominated director Florence Miailhe argues for the emotional superiority of hand-crafted art over AI while breaking down her tactile animation process.

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Animation, Awards

Tal Kantor’s Oscar Nominated ‘Letter to a Pig’ Finds a Schoolgirl Transported on a Traumatic Inner Voyage

Tal Kantor breaks down the brushstroke-infused monochrome aesthetic of her haunting short about identity, collective trauma and the extremes of human nature.

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Magdalena

Live Action

Michael Lazovsky’s Historical Holocaust Horror ‘Magdalena’ Acutely Captures the Difficulty of Letting Go of Trauma

With terrifying transitions, a foreboding tone and a Soviet-era atmosphere, Michael Lazovsky discusses collapsing past trauma and present reality.

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