John and Michael (2004)

Directed by

Shira Avni

Genre

LGBTQ-related film, animated film with LGBT character(s)

Country

Canada

Runtime

10 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated short tells the story of two men with Down syndrome and their loving relationship. The film uses clay animation with a stained glass look to show their connection.

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What happens

John and Michael is a 2004 animated short by Shira Avni about two men with Down syndrome who share a loving relationship. The film was animated with clay backlit on plexiglas, to produce a stained glass effect. Avni made over 14,000 paintings to create the film. It is narrated by Brian Davis, who is himself intellectually disabled. John and Michael was co-produced by Avni and Michael Fukushima of the National Film Board of Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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