* See below for a description of the film *
WHY CHOOSE THE PROFESSIONAL DVD?
SHOW THE FILM TO A GROUP: With the Unlimited Public Screening License you can show the film as many timesas you’d like in classrooms, seminars, conferences, and public settings of any size.
LEAD A GROUP DISCUSSION: Get people talking using the Discussion Question Insert designed to help your audience discover how the film’s message relates to their lives. With sets of questions tailored to younger and older students, parents and professionals, you’ll find the right ones for any group.
DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING: Gain new insight from two Professional Commentaries in which TCK experts Ruth Van Reken and Heidi Tunberg describe and explain the Third Culture Kid experience and highlight TCK themes in the film.
SPEAK YOUR AUDIENCE’S LANGUAGE: Choose one of fourteen subtitle languages to best fit your audience (languages listed below) [Also on the Collector DVD]
GO BEHIND THE SCENES: Hear Director Rahul Gandotra talk about the life experiences that inspired the film in two Director’s Commentaries Get more of the story with the alternate beginning and other deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes footage, and more. [Also on the Collector DVD]
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Parents, caregivers and educators of TCKs can order Professional DVDs at a discount by emailing Heidi Tunberg.
Film Description:
“Growing up in England, ten-year old Pico never wanted to go to boarding school in the Himalayas, and despite the beauty there, he struggles to fit in. When he’s bullied for insisting he’s British in spite of his Indian heritage, he runs away, determined to return to his home in London. As he journeys through a country foreign to him, Pico encounters others who mistake him for an Indian boy, forcing him to face the painful truth that the world does not see him the way he sees himself.”
This semi-autobiographical film, shot in the Himalayas around Woodstock International School, is a masterpiece. Breathtakingly beautiful, it was shortlisted for the Oscars and nominated for the BAFTAs (Britain’s Oscar equivalent) as well as winning scores of awards at film festivals around the world. But for those who understand the experience of being a Hidden Immigrant – where how you look outside doesn’t fully match how you feel inside – it is more than a lovely movie. It is also heart-stirring. It illustrates that experience with poignancy and humor, evoking laughter and often a few tears. I have literally watched it over 100 times, and it never gets old.
The writer and director spent the first 9 years of his life in the UK and Saudi Arabia before returning to his parents’ homeland in India. The film is loosely based on his early days at Woodstock International School.
Read more about the film or watch it online for free at the director’s website
Dialogue: English & Hindi (with English subtitles for the Hindi)
Subtitles (DVD version): English (full dialogue), French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Greek, and Arabic