Two films on the shortlist of the Best International Film Oscar deal with struggles of gay men to find sanctuary in a world hostile to them.
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee, the only documentary in contention, centers on Amin Nawabi, an Afghan refugee on the verge of marrying his partner in Denmark, as he relates his arduous journey from war-torn Kabul to oppressive Russia to finally living out and proud in Copenhagen.
Editor Janus Billeskov Jansen describes the unique process of editing an animated feature and how it differs from live-action.
