Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 2023

Description: This latest fantasy fable from DreamWorks Animation, the company behind Shrek, has a coming-of-age theme. Ruby only wants to go to prom with her pals because she is a typical modern teen, save from the gills she conceals under her polo collar. despite the fact that prom is “a post-colonial, patriarchal construct”. The dance this year, however, will take place on a boat, and Ruby’s mother has given her explicit instructions to avoid the water. Unavoidable rebellion leads to some unsettling physical alterations, a family crisis, and a Kaiju-like battle of the undersea titans. The nice thing about the Afdah website that is it’s an abundantly large media collection available online.