DIRECTOR STATEMENT
This short film was created as an ode to my family and my story of immigration. Three years ago I moved away from my family and my country to pursue my career as an animator. It became difficult to go back home so for over a year I was unable to see and be with my parents and my sister. During this time, I went through hard experiences that changed me. The girl who my parents left in the beginning of this journey is gone and I have become this new person, unsure now if I will be compatible with them. Regardless of this, I still love and miss my family. Therefore, this film is my letter to them that love doesn’t end in hardship but flourishes and brings you back to life, back home.

DIRECTOR BIO
Miranda is a young animator from Puebla, Mexico who currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland as she is pursuing her bachelor's degree in Animation and Humanistic studies in Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work mostly focuses on Stop-Motion animation where she has found her voice and where her stories come to life, but she also enjoys dabbling between 3D animation and 2D animation from time to time. Most of her stories come from childhood moments while growing up in Mexico and stories strangers have shared with her in adventures she tends to get raveled on. Miranda also enjoys exploring her creativity with different mediums like ceramics, fibers and painting.