New Beginnings Shizuku’s dream: Passion and individuality in Whisper of the Heart 1 Mar 202130 Aug 2021 There are just a handful of films that can pack so many layers into one condensed cinematic space as Yoshifumi Kondo’s 1995 animated film Whisper of the Heart. There are…
New Beginnings Sisters in the Struggle: Beyond Narratives of Resistance 1 Mar 20219 May 2022 "What are you?" "Where do you come from?" "Where does your family come from?" Though I may be part of the same, I am recognized as other. Though I may…
New Beginnings Lust for Life, Not Nostalgia 1 Mar 20217 Feb 2022 Primarily dealing with the hardships of poverty, societal and consumerist rejection in an overpopulated, lower-class neighbourhood of Edinburgh, Trainspotting (1996) defined the Generation X of Scotland. The hybridity of the…
New Beginnings Man vs Wild 1 Mar 202130 Aug 2021 Written under the context of Canadian Cinema Seminar at Concordia University. When you think about Vancouver, you are most likely thinking of people living amongst beautiful scenery in harmony with…
New Beginnings The Erasure of Marginalized Groups in British Columbian Land and Media 1 Mar 202130 Aug 2021 Written under the context of Canadian Cinema Seminar at Concordia University. The province of British Columbia is home to the most diverse population in the country. Native Americans as well…
New Beginnings His Motorbike, Her Island: Becoming the Wind 1 Mar 202130 Aug 2021 “The heart is a willful thing. By the time something from the past is buried, another story has already begun.” Nobuhiko Obayashi is a director who has been, and continues…
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