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"Picture Character" explores the complex, conflict-prone, and often hilarious world of the creators, lovers, and arbiters of emoji, our world’s newest pictorial language. How do you create a global language on the fly? This film charts the evolution of emojis, and investigates what they may reveal about our increasingly technological world.
In Arabic, English, Japanese, and Spanish with English subtitles.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.
Festivals and Awards:
AFI Docs
ART Russia Festival
Design Film Festival
Durango Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival
Hot Docs
Melbourne International Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
Taormina Film Fest
Tribeca Film Festival
WoodsHole Film Festival
- Year2019
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish
- CountryU.S., Germany, Japan, Argentina, Austria, U.K., Scotland
- RatingSuitable for All Ages
- DirectorIan Cheney, Martha Shane
- ProducerIan Cheney, Martha Shane, Jennifer 8. Lee
- Executive ProducerFred Benenson, Peter Friedland
- CastRayouf Alhumedhi, Florencia Coelho, Daniela Guini, Carmen Barlow, Francis Mason
LIVE VIRTUAL Q&A: October 9 at 8:00 pm EDT. CLICK HERE to register for FREE!
"Picture Character" explores the complex, conflict-prone, and often hilarious world of the creators, lovers, and arbiters of emoji, our world’s newest pictorial language. How do you create a global language on the fly? This film charts the evolution of emojis, and investigates what they may reveal about our increasingly technological world.
In Arabic, English, Japanese, and Spanish with English subtitles.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.
Festivals and Awards:
AFI Docs
ART Russia Festival
Design Film Festival
Durango Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival
Hot Docs
Melbourne International Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
Taormina Film Fest
Tribeca Film Festival
WoodsHole Film Festival
- Year2019
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish
- CountryU.S., Germany, Japan, Argentina, Austria, U.K., Scotland
- RatingSuitable for All Ages
- DirectorIan Cheney, Martha Shane
- ProducerIan Cheney, Martha Shane, Jennifer 8. Lee
- Executive ProducerFred Benenson, Peter Friedland
- CastRayouf Alhumedhi, Florencia Coelho, Daniela Guini, Carmen Barlow, Francis Mason