Premieres March 15, 2021 on Instagram @otherlyseries.
Parked: Seeking Refuge in Our Cars follows the lives of two Tamil youth living in Scarborough, Ontario, whose vehicles are their only means of escape. The film explores how children of immigrants and refugees use cars as a makeshift home—a safe, private place to come into their selves. It’s an inside look at the lives of a generation of people trying to create and nurture their identity.
This film is part of Otherly, a series of seven short documentaries about belonging, premiering on Instagram Stories.
Parked: Seeking Refuge in Our Cars is a short doc about a subculture of Tamil youth who use their vehicles as makeshift second homes to seek freedom.
Written and Directed by
Mirusha Yogarajah
Produced by
David Oppenheim
Executive Producer
Anita Lee
Associate Producer
Kate Vollum
Director of Photography
Kuru Selvarajah
Editor
Yong Zong
Sound Recordist
Mirusha Yogarajah
Kuru Selvarajah
Sound Designer
Anthony Wallace
Featuring
Sanayan
Luxi
Music written and performed by
Krishanth Dineshkumar
Production Coordinators
Katie Murray
Frances Nyarko-Mensah
Manager, Studio Operations
Mark Wilson
Production Supervisor
Marcus Matyas
Technical Coordinator
Kevin Riley
Studio Administrator
Patricia Bourgeois
Andrew Martin-Smith
Program Mentors
Sisa Bueno
Lauren Hutchinson
Roslyn Kalloo
Sarah Rothberg
Kerri Sakamotto
Ziv Schneider
Pat Shiu
Program Production Assistant
Rand Jitan
Post Sound & Picture
SIM Toronto
Online editor
Darren Hinchy
Colourist
Arlene Moelker
Finishing Producer
Mateusz Sklarzyk
Re-recording Mixer
Graham Rogers
Assistant Re-recording mixer
Will Stephens
Project Coordinator
Louise Finn
Head of Operations
Alex Aslund
General Manager
Peter Gibson
Post Sound & Picture
SIM Toronto
Publicist
Jennifer Mair
Marketing Managers
Gabrielle Harvey
Laurianne Désormiers
Marketing Coordinator
Eric Bondo
Social Media Strategist
Hannah Martin
Legal Counsel
Peter Kallianiotis
Otherly Title Design
Yazmin Monet
Title & Credit Design
Grace An
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