NIMONA: Virtual Screening + Conversation
A Knight is framed for a crime he didn't commit and the only person who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a shape-shifting teen who might also be a monster he's sworn to kill
Description
Academy Award® nominee for Best Animated Feature Film
Join NewFest and Netflix for a compelling virtual conversation celebrating the Academy Award-nominated NIMONA with talent from the groundbreaking animated film. Stream NIMONA free on YouTube from Feb 19–26.
A Knight is framed for a crime he didn't commit and the only person who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a shape-shifting teen who might also be a monster he's sworn to kill. Set in a techno-medieval world unlike anything animation has tackled before, this is a story about the labels we assign to people and the shapeshifter who refuses to be defined by anyone. Based on the NYT best-selling graphic novel of the same name by ND Stevenson.
Panelists
–ND Stevenson (creator; co-producer; author of the graphic novel NIMONA)
–Eugene Lee Yang (cast, voice of Ambrosius Goldenloin)
–Karen Ryan (Producer)
–Jude Schoenfeld (moderator; LGBTQ+ Programs Coordinator, NYC Department of Education)
NIMONA is nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2024 Academy Awards and is now streaming on Netflix.
Director
Nick Bruno & Troy Quane
Creator
ND Stevenson
Producer
Karen Ryan, p.g.a; Julie Zackary, p.g.a.; Roy Lee
Writer
Robert L. Baird and Lloyd Taylor
Cast
Chloë Grace Moretz (Nimona), Riz Ahmed (Ballister Boldheart), Eugene Lee Yang (Ambrosius Goldenloin), Frances Conroy (The Director), Lorraine Toussaint (Queen Valerin), Beck Bennett (Sir Thoddeus Sureblade), Indya Moore (Alamzapam Davis), RuPaul Charles (Nate Knight), Julio Torres (Diego the Squire), Sarah Sherman (Coriander Cadaverish)