Shannon Amen unearths the passionate and pained expressions of a young woman overwhelmed by guilt and anxiety as she struggles to reconcile her sexual identity with her religious faith. A…

A story from childhood and an indelible image continue to haunt Jamie many years later. KissAnime Review: Amazing anime from 2019. It is a pleasure for me to have a…

An experimental true crime documentary based on the unsolved murder of Raonaid Murray, a 17-year-old Irish girl, which achieved nationwide attention during the 2000s. KissAnime Review: Rainy in Glenageary –…

An account of the reign of Herod the Great, king of Judea under the rule of the Roman Empire, remembered for having ordered, according to the Gospel of Matthew, the…

This multi-layered animation explores autobiographical memory and the cultural elements of our earliest childhood memory. Often episodic, this recollection of personally experienced past events often emerge from as early as…

In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola’s civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty…

South Africa, July 11th, 1963. Several members of the African National Congress, an organization declared illegal, are arrested in Rivonia, a country house near Johannesburg. The detainees, along with Nelson…

A talented group of orphaned children in Swaziland create a fictional heroine and send her on a dangerous quest. KissAnime Review: Liyana – brilliant anime, one of the best of…

In the rural outskirts of Gaza City a small community of farmers, the Samouni extended family, is about to celebrate a wedding. It’s going to be the first celebration since…

A dark and delicious foray into Angela Carter’s extraordinary life with animation by Peepshow Collective, rare archive and family photos, and contributions from Angela’s friends, family, students and admirers. KissAnime…

A kinetic journey through the graphic motifs of textiles paired with figures and landscapes to explore the technological development of fabric production and consumption alongside systems of visual and spoken…

The extraordinary life story of science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) who, in spite of remaining for many years on the sidelines of the mainstream literature,…

Aleksandar Zograf, a renowned cartoonist discovers an unusual comic book from World War II. The comic’s hero is Kaktus Kid – a small cactus trapped in his pot. Intrigued, Zograf…

“It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It” is a companion piece to “O.G.”, a narrative drama also directed by Madeleine Sackler. It is co-directed by thirteen men incarcerated at the Pendleton…

An animated short about The Velvet Underground’s first gig in 1965 in front of a crowd of shocked kids at a suburban New Jersey High School. KissAnime Review: I’ve seen…

An animated documentary about the legendary journalist who changed the game for women in reporting before women even had the right to vote. Examining boundaries between reporting and storytelling, it…

Puppets! Pixels! Anime! Live action! Stock footage! Lumpennerd Johannes Grenzfurthner gives an ideotaining cinematic revue about important political concepts. Everyone is talking about freedom! Privacy! Identity! Resistance! The Market! The…

A hybrid of documentary and fiction, Rukus is a queer coming-of-age story set in the liminal spaces of furry conventions, southern punk houses, and virtual worlds. KissAnime Review: For me,…

Richard Rhodes, AKA Cookie MonStar, has been in the drag industry for 21 years. This Documentary follows the highs and lows of his successes and failures. It focuses on following…

What does it feel like to have a panic attack? In this animated short from our Arts x Radio collaboration, Vancouver-based filmmaker and illustrator Karla Monterrosa animates a clip from…

In honor of Homer’s journey to the Hall of Fame, MLB all-stars and Springfield locals look back at the greatest corporate softball game ever played. KissAnime Review: Amazing anime from…

KissAnime Review: Wall – cool anime from 2017 year. Most animes, even the greatest ones, evaporate like mist once you’ve returned to the real world; they leave memories behind, but…

An audio-driven animated documentary covering a day of life in Yorkshire. KissAnime Review: That Yorkshire Sound – one of the best documentary animes, I ever seen. It is a pleasure…

The Institute of National Remembrance, Fish Ladder and Juice present “The Unconquered” – an animated film that shows the fight of Poles for freedom, from the first day of World…

Borley Rectory is an animated documentary chronicling what came to be known as ‘The most haunted house in England’. The legends attached to the rectory at Borley and famed paranormal…

In 1940 twenty Canadian Beavers were brought to ‘Tierra del Fuego’ island in southern Patagonia for commercial fur production. However, beavers having no natural predators, quickly spread throughout the island,…

An animated history of American health care provider, Planned Parenthood. KissAnime Review: 100 Years is one of the biggest surprises of the year 2017. Most animes, even the greatest ones,…

Brilliantly mixing animated sequences and archival footage, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre paints a touching portrait of virtuoso pianist Oscar Peterson. KissAnime Review: Oscar is one of the biggest surprises of the year…

An important human story told from the perspective of mixed race blood cancer patients who are forced to reflect on their multiracial identities and complex genetics as they struggle with…

Wally’s life is increasingly turned upside down by her mother’s alcohol addiction. Helplessness, excessive demands and desperation shape her childhood – a daily struggle for survival. KissAnime Review: For me,…

Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation, Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man…

The traditional crafts of crochet and knitting have become one of the hottest movements in modern art. We follow a few International artists and knitters as they bring yarn to…

A mother and her son are driving through heavy snowfall to bid a final farewell to their dead husband and father. A sudden and unexpected wrong turning takes them to…

An animated documentary short about the central prison for women in the former GDR, based on interviews with former prisoners. KissAnime Review: Amazing anime from 2016. It is my favorite…

Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and his dog Gromit first came to life. KissAnime Review: Amazing anime from 2015….

Lloyd Daniels was one of the most gifted basketball players ever to emerge from New York City. He was born in Brooklyn in 1967 and grew up in the poorest…

This heart-rending love letter from one brother to another uses animation to mythologize Jonathan’s fantasy life as punk singer Johnny Physical. After being hit on the head with a beer…

What connects a photograph, the Second World War and a young couple? Set in the town of Kozienice, which was divided between the Polish and the Germans, the film follows…

The subversive masterpieces of Russian-Ukrainian writer Isaac Babel challenged the reality of life under rising totalitarianism, and led to his arrest and execution in 1940. In Finding Babel, Andrei Malaev-Babel…

Operating under a pseudonym which means ‘no boundaries’ – North Korean defector Sun Mu creates political pop art based on his life, homeland, and hope for a future united Korea….