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Tongue

North American Premiere

Tired of her date’s racist and sexist comments, a woman decides to liberate his tongue.

 

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Director
Cast

Colin Chapin

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

English

Film Contact
Content Warning

Sexual content

PG
2 min

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Credits

Producer

Kaho Yoshida

ANIM

Kaho Yoshida

Original Music

Ana Roman

Director

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Kaho Yoshida

Kaho Yoshida is a director and animator. Raised in Tokyo, she chose to move to a suburban town in Canada by herself at age 15. Struggling to adapt and failing to fit in, she found great joy in expressing herself through visual art, inspiring her to move to Vancouver to pursue an education in art. Yoshida earned her degree in Animation from Emily Carr University, winning multiple awards with her graduation film and launching her career as a director and animator.