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Just Smile and Nod
Katie Yu/Cheryl-Lee Fast
Massey Productions
9 minutes •
2004
Includes discussion guide
Also available on DVD
Matt is a ten-year-old computer kid who starts the day by shooting
doom trogs and decapitating hell raiders, but doesn't cotton to
the idea of visiting his elderly Chinese grandfather. He complains
to preoccupied parents that the old man doesn't have a computer
nor does he "talk proper English." But from the moment
the groovy disco-dancing grandpa greets Matt with an unexpected
"Yo, my main man, slide me some skin," their communication
gap is far from typical.
Charming and hilarious, Just Smile and Nod turns the tables,
and the turntable, on cultural stereotyping.
Subject(s): Children's
films, Chinese-Canadians,
Family, Humour,
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