Jaime Lo, Small and Shy
2006
7 min
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In this animated short, Jaime Lo's father is sent to Hong Kong for a year-long work assignment. A shy Chinese-Canadian girl, Jaime Lo must use her creativity to cope with his absence. This story offers us a lighthearted glimpse into a common dilemma that many immigrant families face, where one parent must work overseas in order to provide for the rest of the family back home. Part of the Talespinners collection, which uses vibrant animation to bring popular children’s stories from a wide range of cultural communities to the screen.
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Talespinners2000 15 filmsTalespinners, for ages 5-9, includes seven tales of children who confront challenges with ingenuity and creativity. Each story brings facets of a different cultural community to the screen, through a setting, accent, folk element, tradition, particular food or vocabulary. Young viewers will be captivated by the adventures and determination of the Talespinners’ children. This collection includes four original tales and three inspired by books. The stories have particular appeal to modern kids growing up in a complicated world.
Details
In this animated short, Jaime Lo's father is sent to Hong Kong for a year-long work assignment. A shy Chinese-Canadian girl, Jaime Lo must use her creativity to cope with his absence. This story offers us a lighthearted glimpse into a common dilemma that many immigrant families face, where one parent must work overseas in order to provide for the rest of the family back home.
Part of the Talespinners collection, which uses vibrant animation to bring popular children’s stories from a wide range of cultural communities to the screen.
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directorLillian Chan
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animatorLillian Chan
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writerLillian Chan
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animation assistanceEddie HuiQin Leng
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voiceAlexandra Lai
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original musicLuigi Allemano
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sound designLuigi Allemano
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turntable remixKid Koala
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musicianJohn RoneyDave LaingLuigi Allemano
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digital imaging specialistSusan Gourley
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lead infographistRandall Finnerty
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infographistNeerajkumar PatelJason SmalridgeAnna PoplawskaLouis-André Fortin
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foleyKarla Baumgardner
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voice recordingLuc Léger
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foley recordingLuc Léger
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music recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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music mixGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingShelley Craig
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off-line editorJason Lee
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online editingDenis Gathelier
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technical coordinationJulie LaperrièreRichard LesageJelena Popovic
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studio administrationGisèle GuilbaultRosalina Di SarioJocelyne Lalonde
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marketing managerHélène Tanguay
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executive producerSally BochnerDavid Verrall
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producerMichael Fukushima
Education
Ages 5 to 10
Diversity - Diversity in Communities
Family Studies/Home Economics - Child Development
Family Studies/Home Economics - Family Diversity and Challenges
Questions/Activities:
- Where is your family from?
- Allow your students to reflect on their cultural heritage and find something that makes them unique.
- Family Portrait
- Everybody has a unique family situation; allow your students to use their own artistic expression to represent the people that they consider to be in their family.
- “Let me in!”
- Have your students acquire copies of family photographs that they were not present for (e.g., old family gatherings), then, have your students draw themselves on a separate piece of paper, which they can then cut out to paste into the photo that they chose.
