Papillon

The scouts

Each frame of this Holocaust film is physically painted and then destroyed as the camera moves on — the technique isn't decoration, it's the argument, and that's the only kind of formal choice I respect.

Miailhe's signature paint-on-glass technique — every frame physically created and destroyed — applied to the deported Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache. The form mirrors the subject's evanescence; properly Oscar-nominated.

Miailhe's signature oil-paint-and-sand-on-glass technique — every frame physically created and destroyed under camera — applied to Alfred Nakache's Holocaust-survivor swimmer story is the kind of medium-as-memory choice that earns its Oscar nomination. The impermanence of the animation mirrors the historical erasure.

Festivals

• Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024
• Stuttgart International Animation Festival 2024, Grand Prix
• Academy Awards 2026