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The American animated film Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) follows the story of a fourth-grader who leads his classmates on a mission to the Moon, inspired by the events leading up to the Apollo 11 landing. The film is loosely based on writer, director, and producer Richard Linklater’s own childhood. Originally conceived in 2004, Linklater initially intended to film in live action but ultimately chose an animation style influenced by Saturday morning cartoons for its light-hearted feel. This movie depicts the 1969 Moon landing from two different viewpoints. One is from ...

In 2022, Chris Williams directed The Sea Beast, an animated adventure film. Alongside co-writer Nell Benjamin and producer Jed Schlanger, he tells the story of sea beasts who have terrorized humankind for centuries. To combat them, brave crews embark on hunting expeditions aboard their ships. The most renowned crew is that of the Inevitable, led by the legendary Captain Crow, his first mate Sarah Sharpe, and his adopted son and boatswain Jacob Holland. These hunters are backed by The Crown’s King and Queen through the ...

Klaus (2019) is an animated holiday adventure comedy from director and writer Sergio Pablos, also known for creating Despicable Me. This production was brought to life through the efforts of Pablos’ company, The SPA Studios, and released by Netflix. The film begins in 19th-century Norway, where the Royal Postmaster General has a plan to change his son Jesper Johansen’s ways. Considered lazy, spoiled, and selfish by his father, Jesper is sent to postman training in hopes that it will improve his character. After seeing Jesper’s lackluster performance, his father assigns him a seemingly ...