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The young people in this shorts program are being tested, on their faith, belief, honor to family, country even on their ability to be true to themselves. Their strength and resilience in the face of these challenges is inspiring.
For Ages 14+ | 86 minutes | Presented in English and original languages with English subtitles
Themes: Overcome Obstacles/Adversity, Intergenerational/Youth and Elders or Parents, death/grief/cycle of life, Identity (cultural/self-esteem/heritage), immigration/refugee experience
Boat People
As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favor.
- Year2023
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- PremiereIllinois Premiere
- Content WarningSeparation/Loss, Stressful Situations, Depictions of War, Guns and/or other Weapons
- NoteAnimals/Wildlife, Asian, Intergenerational/Youth and Elders or Parents, Immigration
- DirectorThao Lam, Kjell Boersma
- ProducerJustine Pimlott, Jelena Popović
For Group Tickets CLICK HERE
The young people in this shorts program are being tested, on their faith, belief, honor to family, country even on their ability to be true to themselves. Their strength and resilience in the face of these challenges is inspiring.
For Ages 14+ | 86 minutes | Presented in English and original languages with English subtitles
Themes: Overcome Obstacles/Adversity, Intergenerational/Youth and Elders or Parents, death/grief/cycle of life, Identity (cultural/self-esteem/heritage), immigration/refugee experience
Boat People
As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favor.
- Year2023
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- PremiereIllinois Premiere
- Content WarningSeparation/Loss, Stressful Situations, Depictions of War, Guns and/or other Weapons
- NoteAnimals/Wildlife, Asian, Intergenerational/Youth and Elders or Parents, Immigration
- DirectorThao Lam, Kjell Boersma
- ProducerJustine Pimlott, Jelena Popović