Candy Crush
| dc.contributor.advisor | Greyson, John R | |
| dc.creator | Karkheirankhoozani, Delaram | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-20T16:45:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-09-20T16:45:02Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2016-01-12 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-09-20 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-09-20T16:45:01Z | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Film And Video | |
| dc.degree.level | Master's | |
| dc.degree.name | MFA - Master of Fine Arts | |
| dc.description.abstract | Candy Crush is a short experimental film that explores varied experiences of migrants who leave their childhood memories and historical roots behind. It interweaves two narratives; the reminiscences of a migrant (myself) who has left Iran for Canada; and the story of a pregnant woman who has travelled to Canada with her four-year old daughter in order to gain Canadian citizenship for the newborn. The film narrates these stories through the perspective of a child, and consists of text-on- screen narration, green-screen tableaus, documentary sequences and animation. The documentary portions were filmed when I was taking care of the four year old while her mother was dealing with pregnancy and delivery. During that period, I had to establish a close relationship with the child and answer all her questions in regards to the cultural differences between Iran and Canada. I had to use my cat, guitar, television, and candy shopping in order to distract her attention from some topics that were difficult to discuss. However, I hate candies, since they remind me of my own childhood isolation. These childhood memories were revived when I took the little girl candy shopping. The result is Candy Crush, a film about my own childhood memories that are interweaved with the story of the little girls migration to Canada. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10315/32214 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights | Author owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests. | |
| dc.subject | Middle Eastern studies | |
| dc.subject.keywords | Film | |
| dc.subject.keywords | Candy crush | |
| dc.subject.keywords | Immigration | |
| dc.subject.keywords | War | |
| dc.subject.keywords | Trauma | |
| dc.subject.keywords | Iran | |
| dc.subject.keywords | Revolution | |
| dc.title | Candy Crush | |
| dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |