A Spot for Frog

A Spot for Frog

2022 · 16 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Animation, Family

Locked out of the school art room, a creative non-binary teen named Frog grapples with anxiety as they seek a new place to eat lunch. Imagination blurs with reality in this hybrid work of live action and animation about finding a place to belong.

Directed by Evan Bode · Written by Evan Bode

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