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Boat People (Local Short)

2023|Canada|Animation|10mins|Coloured|English with English Subtitles

May 30, 2025 | 7:30 pm | Cineplex Empress Walk

Director:

Thao Lam, Kjell Boersma

Producer:

Justine Pimlott, Jelena Popović

Cast:

Synopsis:

As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favour. Boat People is an animated documentary that uses a striking metaphor to trace one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.
Co-directed by Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma, the film employs a hybrid of traditional 2D animation, stop-motion multiplane, and 3D rendering to capture the unique aesthetic of Lam’s handmade paper textures and patterns.

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