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This shorts collection contains immigration stories. One immigration story does not represent all. The story of how one might come to live in place in which they were not born might be very different from another's story. What’s important is that we are willing and able to learn about the life journeys of other young people so we can remove the walls to empathy and understanding and find just and humane solutions beyond borders.
For Ages 11-14 | 60 minutes | Presented in English and original languages with subtitles.
Themes: Understanding differences, inclusion, immigration/immigration process, hopes and dreams, identity, first generation experiences.
Content Warning: Separation/loss, physical and/or emotional conflict.
Kotoba
Surrounded by gibberish in a foreign schoolyard, Hina, a new immigrant, attempts to charm her way into friendships using an omamori (Japanese amulet) and broken English phrases. After one disastrous introduction, she retreats to her confidant Holly, a self-righteous sheep residing at a local petting farm, who teaches Hina English through wild imagination. But a human-sheep relationship can only last so long and when Holly cuts her ties, Hina must now fill the Holly-shaped void with a real human friend.
- Year2022
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Japanese
- CountryAustralia
- PremiereMidwest Premiere
- NoteTHEMES: Animals/Wildlife, Support, Friendship
- DirectorKaede Miyamura
- ScreenwriterKaede Miyamura
- ProducerEvangeline Parks
For Group Tickets CLICK HERE
This shorts collection contains immigration stories. One immigration story does not represent all. The story of how one might come to live in place in which they were not born might be very different from another's story. What’s important is that we are willing and able to learn about the life journeys of other young people so we can remove the walls to empathy and understanding and find just and humane solutions beyond borders.
For Ages 11-14 | 60 minutes | Presented in English and original languages with subtitles.
Themes: Understanding differences, inclusion, immigration/immigration process, hopes and dreams, identity, first generation experiences.
Content Warning: Separation/loss, physical and/or emotional conflict.
Kotoba
Surrounded by gibberish in a foreign schoolyard, Hina, a new immigrant, attempts to charm her way into friendships using an omamori (Japanese amulet) and broken English phrases. After one disastrous introduction, she retreats to her confidant Holly, a self-righteous sheep residing at a local petting farm, who teaches Hina English through wild imagination. But a human-sheep relationship can only last so long and when Holly cuts her ties, Hina must now fill the Holly-shaped void with a real human friend.
- Year2022
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Japanese
- CountryAustralia
- PremiereMidwest Premiere
- NoteTHEMES: Animals/Wildlife, Support, Friendship
- DirectorKaede Miyamura
- ScreenwriterKaede Miyamura
- ProducerEvangeline Parks