Woodstock, N.Y.
— Indie film distributor Neon is hoping to make a statement with its awards consideration plan for the animated documentary “Flee.”Tom Quinn, co-founder of Neon, told Variety that Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s story of a gay refugee who fled to safety in Denmark from his home in Afghanistan as a child, will be submitted for Oscar best picture consideration in addition to the documentary, animation and foreign language categories.
“Flee” was picked up by Neon and Participant after premiering in January at Sundance, where it won the Grand Jury Prize.“I think it’s high time that a non-fiction feature film be a part of the best picture category,” Quinn said Saturday during an interview at the 22nd annual Woodstock Film Festival.
“Flee” is timely and unfortunately more relevant than ever.
It’s a film that resonates culturally, but it’s also pure cinema.
It’s also
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