Join us for a program of short animated films by women of Asian descent!
In Flowing Home, two sisters separated by the war between North and South Vietnam are only able to connect through the letters they exchange to relieve their loneliness.
Winds of Spring tells the tender story of a young girl who, driven by the irrepressible need for self-fulfillment, decides to leave the family nest.
In Old Dog, an elderly pug named Henry must depend on his owner for help and companionship.
In A Prairie Story, a prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis from rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia.
Showa Shinzan tells the story of a young Japanese girl's relationship with her grandfather, a postmaster and amateur geologist.
The Zoo follows the parallel lives of a polar bear cub in a popular city zoo and a Chinese boy who visits him until they’re both in their twilight years.
Surfacing explores the passions of acclaimed musician and songwriter Sarah McLachlan, using her own words and drawings to guide us through her rich creative world, the founding of the groundbreaking Lilith Fair, and her philanthropic work at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.
55 min. Multiple languages. Provided by the National Film Board.
