"Elio" and What Could Have Been
Elio could be seen as fantastic piece of representation, showing lonely children who feel ostracized that they are not alone. That is, unless you look behind the curtain.
Madeline Sharafian
Madeline Sharafian (born February 1, 1993) is an Armenian-American film director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist. She is best known for her work at Pixar, including directing the short film Burrow (2020) and the feature film Elio (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Madeline Sharafian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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