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NAFF 2010 | Revolve and The Perfect Gift for Flora
By Kwaku Adu-PokuRevolve
Canada, 2009 min
DIR: Andrea Wan
Revolve, written, directed, illustrated, and animated by Andrea Wan tells the story of a young girl travelling with her parents on what is seemingly the slowest train in existence. As they approach their destination, she watches the world around her, seeing the other passengers age and decay, while growing up herself.
This is an awesome film. The style of Wan's visuals and animation is so loose and expressive that raw emotion comes through. It seemed to be a commentary on the mundanity of everyday routine and existence, with the little girl ultimately breaking the mold and choosing a different path for herself. I really enjoyed it.
The Perfect Gift for Flora
Canada, 2010, 7 min
DIR: Olesia Shewchuk
Produced by Vancouver Film School
When a mother and father promise their daughter anything that she wants for her birthday, things get a little complicated in their attempt to fulfil her request. scriptwriter Anna Wang and director Olesia Shewchuk tell a comical yet striking story, grappling with issues like parental neglect, racism, culture, and misinterpretation.
Flora's one request is for her parents to get her a sister, but, when she is unhappy with all of the skin colours of the little girls that her parents suggest, they start to panic. They can't believe that their daughter could be racist, and are baffled that she doesn't even want a sister of her own colour. This discussion of colour recalls the NFB film The Colour of Beauty, particularly when Flora says that some of the skin colours are "ugly". It's hard to know what to make of this little girl at first, but everything becomes more clear near the end of the film.
I was really frustrated by this story because the solution that Flora really desired was obvious, and yet her parents never realized what she needed the most. Nothing really changed. And yet, while this was super frustrating, it was also poetic in a way. The parents were totally unaware of the fact that they had become such a fragmented family.
Followed by "Special Showcase of Joe Chang Animation Films"
Screening: Saturday, May 29, 1:00pm
"Schema Magazine's coverage of NAFF 2010 is sponsored by the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival"
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