TIFF Premiere ‘Julián’ Finds Joy, Identity and Family in a Colorful Animated World

Cartoon Saloon animator Louise Bagnall makes her feature directorial debut with “Julián,” based on the children’s book “Julián Is a Mermaid” by Jessica Love. It tells the story of a 7-year-old boy who spends the summer with his abuela in Brooklyn. He digs into her colorful past in the Dominican Republic and follows his dream […]

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