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Jump right into these stories from around the world. These stories are both real and imagined. They insipre and entertain and help us gain a better understanding of who we are and how we are all connected.
For Ages 11-14 | 63 minutes | Presented in English and original languages with subtitles.
Themes: Facing challenges, overcoming adversity, fair play, empathy, folktale, oral tradition indigenous story.
Content Warning: Separation/loss, brief exposure, fantasy elements.
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
Jump right into these stories from around the world. These stories are both real and imagined. They insipre and entertain and help us gain a better understanding of who we are and how we are all connected.
For Ages 11-14 | 63 minutes | Presented in English and original languages with subtitles.
Themes: Facing challenges, overcoming adversity, fair play, empathy, folktale, oral tradition indigenous story.
Content Warning: Separation/loss, brief exposure, fantasy elements.
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