Sunday May 28, 9:15pm Pacific Place
Saturday June 3, 4:30pm Lincoln Square
Eleven-year-old Zozo is more interested in palling around with his buddies and getting into mischief than in the chaos and death of warring Beirut, consuming his family with fear. On the day they are leaving for Sweden and his Grandparents, a bomb kills all but his brother and soon, Zozo is alone and crying, hiding in the dark from guerillas. His only connection is a foundling chick that speaks to him in a calm voice, "Come, lets go to Sweden." "What are the girls like there?" Zozo survives the nightmare with help, and flies to his Grandma and Grandpa. Gradually they overcome their grief and Zozo thrives in his yammering, energetic and funny new family. "Apples with salt?" He dreams of his mother and carries a burden of sadness few will ever know. Zozo beautifully illustrates the resiliency of a child's mind and the instinct to heal oneself and survive.
Saturday June 3, 4:30pm Lincoln Square
Eleven-year-old Zozo is more interested in palling around with his buddies and getting into mischief than in the chaos and death of warring Beirut, consuming his family with fear. On the day they are leaving for Sweden and his Grandparents, a bomb kills all but his brother and soon, Zozo is alone and crying, hiding in the dark from guerillas. His only connection is a foundling chick that speaks to him in a calm voice, "Come, lets go to Sweden." "What are the girls like there?" Zozo survives the nightmare with help, and flies to his Grandma and Grandpa. Gradually they overcome their grief and Zozo thrives in his yammering, energetic and funny new family. "Apples with salt?" He dreams of his mother and carries a burden of sadness few will ever know. Zozo beautifully illustrates the resiliency of a child's mind and the instinct to heal oneself and survive.