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O Black Hole!

Have you ever wondered how a black hole is formed? It’s an incredible year for British animation and this is one of our favourites. With a mix of drawn and stop motion techniques, voiced by Emmy the Great and narrated by Arthur Smith, it’s an operatic journey of cosmic proportions. A nonverbal autistic teenager and her sister come to terms with the death of their youngest sibling. This sensitive portrayal of grief highlights how unique we all are and how when dealing with tragedy, such as the loss of a sibling, we all process and mourn in different ways.