All articles tagged with #immigrant experience
"The Dead Don’t Hurt," directed by and starring Viggo Mortensen, is a subversive Western that blends traditional genre elements with a tender love story between two immigrants, played by Mortensen and Vicky Krieps. The film explores themes of male violence, immigrant struggles, and the complexity of relationships, with a standout performance by Krieps as a resilient French Canadian woman.
Venba is a unique cooking game that uses food as a means to explore the culture and memories of an immigrant mother named Venba. The game combines visual novel segments with cooking puzzles, where players fill in recipe gaps using memories and a well-loved family cookbook. Through its short but powerful runtime, Venba tells a touching story about the complexities of an Indian Canadian family, showcasing the beauty of Tamil culture alongside the struggles of immigrant parents and their child. The game will be released on multiple platforms on July 31.
Venba, a narrative cooking game centered on an Indian family that immigrated to Canada from Tamil Nadu, focuses on the importance of sound in capturing the essence of Tamil cuisine. The game's developers committed to cooking all the recipes themselves multiple times to understand the taste, texture, and sound of southern Indian food. Sound designer Neha Patel recorded the sounds of cooking each step of the way, using foley techniques to ensure authenticity. The game also features an in-game radio with a soundtrack scored to the sounds of Tamil cinema from different eras, paying homage to specific music directors.
Pixar's latest film, Elemental, tells the story of Ember Lumen, the daughter of a first-generation immigrant family in Element City, a clear metaphor for the immigrant experience in America. Director Peter Sohn was inspired by his own Korean immigrant parents and their struggles. The film explores the culture clash between different elements, with Ember's father carrying prejudice against her budding romance with a water element. The film opens on June 16.
John Magaro discusses his role as the "other guy" in Celine Song's debut film, Past Lives, which explores the reconnection of two Korean-born friends as adults. Magaro relates to his character, Arthur, who is married to a Korean American woman, and sees parallels to his own marriage. He enjoys playing supporting roles and believes that Arthur's role as a white male looking in on an immigrant experience is important. Magaro also discusses the Brechtian philosophy behind the film's bedroom scene and the inspiration for Arthur's novel, Boner.