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Opening Night: City of Ghosts Q&A

Special Program
United States | Premiere Event
Animation, Elizabeth Ito; 2021, 17 min Recommended Ages: 5+
In English
Live Q&A on March 5th at 8pm ET
Please note this event is a Q&A and discussion with screening excerpts from the series.
Watch the first episode of City of Ghosts on Netflix then join us for an exclusive, making-of conversation with showrunner and creator (and NYICFF 2017 award-winner) Elizabeth Ito, and members of the creative team. Go behind the scenes of this innovative new series and ask your questions directly! Inspired by writer/director Elizabeth Ito’s experience growing up as a yonsei—or fourth-generation Japanese American—City of Ghosts is a documentary-style series featuring a charming blend of live-action settings populated by animated characters, many voiced by real residents recounting their own stories. Each episode follows the Ghost Club as they learn about the rich history of the multicultural neighborhoods of LA through encounters with friendly ghosts. City of Ghosts premieres on Netflix on March 5, 2021.

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