As part of Ballroom Marfa’s Education and Outreach program, we launched a Children’s Film Series in collaboration with Marfa Public Library. Our inaugural screening was princess Mononoke, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The now-iconic 1997 film about a questing Japanese prince and the battles between human and nature he encounters. The movie was preceded by an introduction and followed by a brief discussion with the children. Our discussion investigated pressing environmental concerns as well as morality in relation to Miyazaki’s animation.

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