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‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen Talks Takeaways From His Triple-Oscar Threat – Contenders Film: The Nominees

With his film Flee, which recently scored a historic trifecta of Oscar nominations in the categories of Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature, Jonas Poher Rasmussen cleverly fused two cinematic mediums to help his longtime friend tell a painful, personal story that for decades he kept to himself, while maintaining his anonymity.

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‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen on Helping Refugees Share Their Stories

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorIn a new series, Variety catches up with the directors of the films shortlisted for the International Feature Film Oscar to discuss their road to the awards, what they’ve learned so far, and what’s taken them off guard.In Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s “Flee,” a former Afghan refugee grapples with his traumatic past in order to find his true self. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema – Documentary section, among numerous other accolades.

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‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen On Memory, Trauma And The Power Of Documentary Animation – Contenders New York

Jonas Poher Rasmussen joined Deadline’s Contenders Film: New York event Saturday to shed further light on the backstory to his lauded Sundance debut Flee, which is Denmark’s entry for the International Feature Oscar race. The animated documentary from Neon and Participant tells the true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage that compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time. Amin is also a childhood friend of the director.

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‘Flee’s Animation Helped Open Up The Painful Emotions Behind The Subject’s Harrowing Refugee Story – Contenders Documentary

Flee director Jonas Poher Rasmussen revealed that it took animation to tell the true story of his childhood friend Amin’s harrowing journey as an Afghan refugee and the painful secrets he’s held for decades to allow him to finally tell his tale both anonymously and with deep emotion.

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UTA And Anonymous Content Sign ‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen

EXCLUSIVE: Off the heels of the critical praise for his documentary feature, Flee, UTA and Anonymous Content have signed acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen in all areas. Rasmussen wrote and directed the project, which won the Grand Jury Prize for “World Cinema – Documentary” at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Neon won the rights to distribute the film, which was executive produced by Riz Ahmed & Nikolai Coster Waldau.

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Sundance: Neon Takes Animated Doc 'Flee' for North America

In a seven-figure deal, Neon has acquired the North American rights to Sundance title Flee, an animated doc fromJonasPoher Rasmussen that counts Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as executive producers. Flee, which premiered opening night of the fest, tells the story of Amin Nawabi (a pseudonym) as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband.Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen — his close friend and high-school classmate, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.

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