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Fans of Aaron Blabey’s Thelma the Unicorn books get a special treat this month when the comedy movie musical inspired by the series lands on Netflix. Just as imagined in the original story, which was first published in 2017, we follow a spirited unicorn with a dream to become a famous — and sparkly — pop star.

“The animation was done by the wonderful team of artists at Mikros — most of them working out of offices in Montreal, Bengaluru and Paris,” says Hess, who along with his wife was nominated for an Oscar early this year for their short Ninety-five Senses. “The crew was huge. We started production during the pandemic and so this entire movie was basically made over Zoom meetings. I can’t wait to meet some of these talented folks in person someday. Even though we were just thumbnails on a screen, our producer Pam [Coats] always found ways to throw killer Zoom parties and make everyone feel like we were in the same room.”

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