Can words bubble up like soda pop?
A sweet slice-of-life anime that visualizes all the ways we creatively hide our vulnerabilities from the world.

After a high-school teacher gets hospitalized, her ex-husband is left in charge of their teenage daughter.
A sweet slice-of-life anime that visualizes all the ways we creatively hide our vulnerabilities from the world.
A Christmas tale that everyone is wishing for, and that everyone will remember.
It’s dark, uncomfortable, and there are things that don’t make sense.
With the theme of unemployment, it presents a family fantasy anecdote rather the a comment on social problems.
Hitchcock is no stranger to innuendo, as was common in that era, but there was something so sophisticated about his approach to 'Rope', and it starts in the first frame.
The gentle, emotional nuances of Evan’s coming-of-age story would have been so beneficial to have incorporated into the life of a POC character. Showing a Black, Asian or Latino young man that is afforded the space to be vulnerable, flawed and sensitive while driving a compelling and widely-loved narrative would have been a game changer.