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Grape Soda in the Parking Lot
Grape Soda in the Parking Lot

Grape Soda in the Parking Lot

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AnimationDocumentary

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Taqralik Partridge asks what if every language that had been lost to English — every word, every syllable — grew up out of the ground in flowers? Taqralik’s grandmother’s Scottish Gaelic and her father’s Inuktitut unfold in memories of her family, of pain, and of love.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

8 mins

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Release Date

02 May 2023

Country

Canada

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