Discussion Guide
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Our Time Machine Discussion Guide The Film: Participants and Key Issues

The Film: Participants and Key Issues

Participants

  • MALEONN- Maleonn is a performance artist, puppeteer and Ma Ke’s son who is writing and directing “Papa’s Time Machine”

  • MA KE - Maleonn’s father who is suffering from Alzheimers and the inspiration for “Papa’s Time Machine”

  • ZHENG WEI TONG - Maleonn’s mother & inspiration/collaborator in “Papa’s Time Machine”

Key Issues

Our Time Machineis an excellent tool for outreach and will be of special interest to people who want to explore the following topics:

  • Familial Bonds and Stories
  • Loss and aging
  • Legacy
  • Memory & Storytelling
  • Art as means of processing life and as a mode of healing

Sources

About the author:

Gina Tillis

Gina Tillis