Country: United States
Language: English

About the film:

World Premiere, Slamdance Film Festival. When a heartbroken young artist is sucked into a unicorn-run alternate dimension, they must help conquer a dark force in order to bring peace to the kingdom and themselves. Unicorn Boy is a young adult LGBTQ+ themed coming-of-age animated film that explores the complicated nature of sexual identities.

About the filmmaker: 

Matty Kiel is an animation generalist, director, writer and performer based in Los Angeles. Matty has worked as a freelance animator in Los Angeles for almost 10 years on a wide swatch of projects, and has been involved in every aspect of production along the way. Matty describes his personal work as a combination of gross and cute, mixed with themes of self expression and mental health.

MAJOR SUPPORT
Ohio Arts Council
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Campus Partners
National Endowment for the Arts

WITH HELP FROM
G&J Pepsi
WOSU Public Media