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Diaspora:

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Diaspora (in development)
Supported By : Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Writer/Director/Producer: Karen Cho


Synopsis:
Diaspora is the story of the transnational soul. It will journey along the creation of identity and collective memory in the cultural products of diasporic communities. Focusing on female Canadian artists, writers, musicians, and dancers from diasporic backgrounds, the film will focus on people whose identities have been formed in Canada, yet whose roots lie elsewhere. 

Diaspora will unfold as a road-trip across the Canadian landscape and metaphorical journey back to one’s ethnic roots. Like “memory tourists,” we will travel to places and moments in time where different diasporic communities have marked the Canadian landscape and impacted on its shape and appearance. Likewise, the journey of Diaspora will also take us into the diasporic narratives of “imagined memory” that come to life through the works and personal journeys of Canadian artists. The works of these artists draw on rich cultural histories and personal migration experiences for inspiration, yet the diasporic narratives that are presented in their work are done so from a Canadian perspective.

Told from the perspective of a Canadian filmmaker who is, herself, on a journey back to her ancestral homeland, Diaspora is an exploration of the influence of cultural roots and collective memory on identity.

An in-depth look at the creation of cultural identities that trancend the boarders and boundaries of nation states, Diaspora will follow these artists along their journeys of exploring their own identities through their work. Their artworks and personal stories will be woven together with moments of collective history/memory of their communities creating an intimate and poetic travelogue across Canada and through the landscapes of transnational identity.