The Netflix original short film ‘Cops and Robbers’, created using animation from CREATE post-high students, has received a Peabody Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The film previously made the Academy Award long list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Post-high graduates John Hildawa, Chantal Philippot, Aaron Raymundo, Anjali Sidhu and Matthew Tardaguila contributed animation to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Peabody Awards honour excellence in storytelling that reflects the social issues and the emerging voices of our day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘Cops and Robbers’ is based on Timothy Ware-Hill\u2019s spoken word poem of the same name. The Broadway performer shared the poem online after police in Georgia shot and killed 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery while he was out for a run. In the original post, Ware-Hill is seen jogging through a residential area while reciting lines about innocence lost, racial injustice and police brutality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American filmmaker Arnon Manor reached out to Ware-Hill about turning the video into an animated film, which was picked up this week by Netflix, along with two other shorts for Oscar consideration. In June, the co-directors invited more than 30 international animators and production companies to participate. Sisler got involved after Jan Phillip Cramer, of Avengers: Endgame and Avatar fame, put in a good word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Netflix original short film ‘Cops and Robbers’, created using animation from CREATE post-high students, has received a Peabody Award. The film<\/p>\n