#005: Perseverance | The White Balloon (Jafar Panahi)

In this episode of Cinema, My Child, and Me, Abhinav and Shibangi talk about the perseverance a child can display when faced with a seemingly daunting challenge, for a 7 year old girl, through the Iranian New Wave film The White Balloon directed by Jafar Panahi.The episode contains some spoilers as the hosts share:A summary of The White Balloon and their personal impressions of the film; their favourite themes from the movie; technical highlights; the standout scenes of their choice; some discussion ideas which the listeners can use to engage in with their children; some movies based on similar themes (Visit their website to understand their work).Thanks to our young listeners for providing us with tracks for use in the podcast.Introduction Music - Arkansh Pandey (10) on the clarinetEpisode Opening Music - Idhya Shailabh (10) on the piano and Idhaansh Shailabh Pandey (6) on the violinClosing Music - Drishaan Pandey (7) on the pianoCover Art created on canva.comEpisode Art created on canva.com (Film Poster taken from IMDB.com)Podcast hosted on Hubhopper Studio

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