'Once Upon A Studio' (2023)
A short hybrid film featuring everyone's favorite Disney characters.

Drawn directly onto 35mm motion picture film without the use of camera or musical instruments, a visual and aural feast for the senses.
A short hybrid film featuring everyone's favorite Disney characters.
A young boy who runs away from home discovers friendship when he befriends a young dragon in this animated movie.
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The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
The more we learned with each passing minute the bigger the reveal. This film ends with a serious bang and it was truly a joy to watch.