Live action films appear infrequently in the corpus, as do Hungarian films. This live action short is similar to French Roast in its use of an upside-down protagonist: a scruffy man, perhaps homeless, appears to eat the lunch of a Hungarian … [Read more...]
Naar de Markt [To the Market]
This book is a simple depiction of a mother and daughter taking a trip to their local market. The reader is privy to a range of experiences, including a diverse set of foods and goods, sold by a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic array of tradespeople. … [Read more...]
La Carotte Géante [The Giant Carrot]
Boldly coloured and cleanly cut computer animation depicts this tale of a family with a giant carrot growing in the vegetable patch. It is only through teamwork that the family are able to uproot the giant carrot. Even the pets join in: the dog, the … [Read more...]
The Dog who was a Cat Inside
The premise of this short film is a dog and a cat that share the same body: although this sounds complicated, it is a clever use of the visual wordless form, clearly depicting a sense of identity ambivalence that all can relate to. The dog and the … [Read more...]
Zaterdag [Saturday]
A conversation about weekends and leisure can be provoked by this book, which includes strong gender-positive representations in its depiction of life at the weekend in an unnamed Dutch town. The inhabitants of the town spend their weekend doing all … [Read more...]
Mijn straat: een wereld van verschil [My Street: A World of Difference]
This large board book depicts different families and businesses on a busy multicultural street in a European city. The reader is able to contemplate the meaning of cultural identity through the different settings and contexts expressed in each … [Read more...]
Mobile
A big toy cow hangs at the end of a mobile above a crib. At the other end, there are smaller toys hanging together. The mobile hangs at a delicate balance, and when the cow tries to get closer to her friends, the balance is skewed. This charming, … [Read more...]
Jubilé [Jubilee]
This buoyant short film is made in France but represents British culture. What begins with the Queen’s hat getting blown into the wind turns into a mad dash around London for one of her dutiful guards, accompanied by her devoted corgi. Although the … [Read more...]
Maa Baa
This short animation by German-Palestinian director Ahmad Saleh is a fantastic way to deal with the challenging social issues of alterity and division. In what begins as a simple tale of two rival factions of sheep, one which “maas” and one which … [Read more...]
