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Blinky & Me

Blinky & Me (2012)

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The untold story of Australian animator, Yoram Gross, comes to life in this new film that follows the artist and his family through his childhood in Nazi occupied Poland, in Israel, where he began creating animated art films, all the way to Australia, where he found his fortune and happiness through children animated features and the popular film series Blinky Bill, for which he received the highest honor in Australia. Yoram Gross continues to create even today, with his 85-year-old youthful

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Mr. Magierski patches together the storytelling, delivered at home and during a visit to Poland, rather clumsily. His general effort to take the children's naïve point of view has amateurish and cutesy results.

September 20, 2012 Full Review Source: New York Times
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Tomasz Magierski's lovely and lovingly made portrait of Gross's life and career ...

September 18, 2012 Full Review Source: Village Voice
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An earnest and didactic story, and certainly deeply felt, but it would have benefited greatly from a wider perspective, drawing in other voices to frame Gross' professional work.

October 10, 2012 Full Review Source: Shockya.com

Blinky & Me begs the awkward question: How do you judge an artist whose life is much more compelling than his work?

September 6, 2012 Full Review Source: Film Journal International
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Audience Reviews for Blinky & Me

It's rare that we get a chance to see a film that takes us through those horribly destructive years and leaves us feeling good. Yours is a particularly life-affirming work, and will bring pleasure to all who are fortunate enough to see it.

- A. Adelson, Executive Director, The Jewish Heritage Project
August 21, 2012
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