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Multiculturalism in Canada (Ages 5-8)

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Introduce younger viewers to the many different cultural communities and their traditions with this selection of animated short films. Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici. Films in This Playlist Include Lights for Gita Tzaritza The Friends of Kwan Ming From Far Away The Chinese Violin Where Do White People Go When the Long Weekend Comes? The Wondrous Journey of Delroy Kincaid

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Multiculturalism in Canada (Ages 5-8)

Introduce younger viewers to the many different cultural communities and their traditions with this selection of animated short films.

Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici.

Films in This Playlist Include
Lights for Gita
Tzaritza
The Friends of Kwan Ming
From Far Away
The Chinese Violin
Where Do White People Go When the Long Weekend Comes? The Wondrous Journey of Delroy Kincaid

Playlist

  • Lights for Gita
    Lights for Gita
    Michel Vo 2001 7 min
    This animated short, based on the book by Rachna Gilmore, is the story of Gita, an 8-year-old girl who can't wait to celebrate Divali - the Hindu festival of lights - in her new home in Canada. But it's nothing like New Delhi, where she comes from. The weather is cold and grey and a terrible ice storm cuts off the power, ruining her plans for a party. Obviously, a Divali celebration now is impossible. Or is it? As Gita experiences the glittering beauty of the icy streets outside, the traditional festival of lights comes alive in a sparkling new way.

    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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  • Tzaritza
    Tzaritza
    Theodore Ushev 2006 6 min
    This animated short by Theodore Ushev combines warmth, humour and magic in a story about a young girl who misses her grandmother. When Lili finds a tzaritza (magic shell) along the seashore, she hatches a plan to bring her Grandma from Bulgaria to Montreal to make her father happy. Part of the Talespinners collection, the film features music by Normand Roger.
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  • The Friends of Kwan Ming
    The Friends of Kwan Ming
    Christine Amber Tang 2002 7 min
    This animated short tells the story of Kwan Ming, a man who left China to live and work in the New World. Once at destination, Kwan Ming and three traveling companions look for work but find nothing. When opportunities finally arise, Kwan Ming lets his friends have the best jobs and takes a lowly position as helper to a mean storeowner. But his generosity pays off when his friends help him with a very difficult task.

    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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  • From Far Away
    From Far Away
    Shira Avni  &  Serene El-haj Daoud 2000 6 min
    This short animation tells the story of Saoussan, a young girl struggling to adjust to life in Canada after being uprooted from her wartorn homeland. She has come to seek a quieter and safer life, although memories of war and death linger, memories that are awakened when the children at her new school prepare for a scary Halloween. From Far Away speaks to the power within us all to adapt like Saoussan and to welcome a newcomer.

    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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  • The Chinese Violin
    The Chinese Violin
    Joe Chang 2002 8 min
    In this animated short, a young girl and her father move from China to Canada, bringing only their Chinese violin along for the journey. As they face the challenge of starting fresh in a new place, the music of the violin connects them to the life they left behind and guides the girl towards a musical future.

    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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  • Where Do White People Go When the Long Weekend Comes? The Wondrous Journey of Delroy Kincaid
    Where Do White People Go When the Long Weekend Comes? The Wondrous Journey of Delroy Kincaid
    Powys Dewhurst 2008 7 min
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