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Endless Cookie: Whimsy and Reality Mix in a Near-Hallucinatory Animated Story of an Indigenous Storyteller

Endless Cookie: Whimsy and Reality Mix in a Near-Hallucinatory Animated Story of an Indigenous Storyteller

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekJune 12, 2025Animated documentary, Indigenous storytelling, Endless Cookie, Mixed race half brothers, Seth and Peter Scriver, First Nations Reserve in Shamattawa, Manitoba, Fly-in reserves, Kids and dogs, Residential Schools, RCMP's relationship with Natives, Surreal animationComment

Flee: Animated Documentary Puts a Human Face on the Faraway Plight of Refugees

Flee: Animated Documentary Puts a Human Face on the Faraway Plight of Refugees

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 16, 2021Animated documentary, Plight of Afghan refugees, Danish filmmakers, Flee, Oscar’s Best International Film, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Amin NawabiComment