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Parked: Seeking Refuge in Our Cars

Mirusha Yogarajah
2021 | 5 min 52 s
Short Documentary
English

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.


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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.



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Team


Mirusha Yogarajah
Director

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David Oppenheim
Producer

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Kate Vollum
Associate Producer

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Anita Lee
Executive Producer

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Credits

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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