CHOPSTICK
Short Animation
Session 9: 1:00pm-3:00pm - September 15th
Completed on:
September 27, 2023
Location:
Minnesota
Runtime:
0:03:09
Language:
English
Director(s)
Leah Xiuzhen Rathe
Writer(s)
Leah Xiuzhen Rathe
Producer(s)
Ignite Rural/Department of Public Transformation/National Endowment for the Arts
Key Cast
Leah Xiuzhen Rathe
Other Credits
Synopsis
A chopstick, adopted from one country and raised in one filled with forks, goes on a journey of self discovery and identity.
Statement from Filmmaker
"CHOPSTICK" is a short film based on my experiences growing up in the U.S. as a Chinese adoptee. The concept for the chopstick and fork characters is based on my experiences of receiving chopsticks at restaurants while white friends would receive forks. The expected ability and familiarity with chopsticks has been a common motif with regard to my racial identity, and I wanted to use this idea as a whimsical way of representing race in the short film.
Student Film
No
First Time Filmmaker
No