
In Pipi Thay Too (The Grandmother Tree) Artist, Director and Mentor Laura Alice joins with young refugee women in a unique collaboration to animate their paintings and tell their personal stories: from fleeing the brutal genocidal regime in their native Myranmar homeland to journeying to refugee camps and finally settling in Australia. The result is a beautiful animated film celebrating resilience, the power of identity, mystical encounters with ancestors and the Karen and Karenni refugee experience.
- Year2020
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryAustralia
- DirectorLaura Alice
- ScreenwriterDrawn Together Studio
- ProducerBluebird Foundation Inc., The Fort, The City of Greater Geelong, Laura Alice
In Pipi Thay Too (The Grandmother Tree) Artist, Director and Mentor Laura Alice joins with young refugee women in a unique collaboration to animate their paintings and tell their personal stories: from fleeing the brutal genocidal regime in their native Myranmar homeland to journeying to refugee camps and finally settling in Australia. The result is a beautiful animated film celebrating resilience, the power of identity, mystical encounters with ancestors and the Karen and Karenni refugee experience.
- Year2020
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryAustralia
- DirectorLaura Alice
- ScreenwriterDrawn Together Studio
- ProducerBluebird Foundation Inc., The Fort, The City of Greater Geelong, Laura Alice