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‘My Grandfather Is A Nihonjin’: Director Behind Brazilian-Japanese Animation Details Why She Didn’t Want To Make An Anime
Brazil Japan animation 'My Grandfather Is A Nihonjin' was never going to be an anime, according to director Celia Catunda at Annecy.
Speaking before its screening at Annecy, Celia Catunda revealed her desire to “create another style to make this film,” combining the Japanese animation tradition with Brazil to give the movie an entirely fresh flavor. Given her upbringing in a Brazilian melting pot, Catunda was inspired to make a movie about the immigrant experience, and many of Noboru’s friends in the film have differing backgrounds including one who is a descendant of slavery. My Grandfather is a Nihonjin has landed a coveted premiere at Annecy on Thursday and this comes at a good time for independent animation, following Latvian movie Flow’s Oscar win, which saw the film about a cat trying to survive a post-apocalyptic world beat off big-budget competition from the American studios.
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