https://aliencitizensoloshow.com Alien Citizen: AEO Mon, 25 Jul 2022 22:54:05 +0000 https://aliencitizensoloshow.com en https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/Mini-Trailer Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:23:21 +0000 Alien Citizen: AEO https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/Mini-Trailer “Alien Citizen is heart-wrenching and painfully honest, but it is also really funny.” ★★★★★&nbsp;-Black Girl Nerds <img width="12000" height="7000" width_o="12000" height_o="7000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18e9ec46f1fc1d7e8dee6d1b7ed6109f6f53f94774d3586896eb31a97b638a6e/MAM_logo_fest_laurel2.png" data-mid="141118380" border="0" data-scale="16" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18e9ec46f1fc1d7e8dee6d1b7ed6109f6f53f94774d3586896eb31a97b638a6e/MAM_logo_fest_laurel2.png" /> <img width="1735" height="1152" width_o="1735" height_o="1152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4110d0cbcda9b8d0d71f0290b7205ba2b8b2d266071db75f79276d343b99e98/AWARD-WINNER---Calcutta-International-Cult-Film-Festival---2018.png" data-mid="141118484" border="0" data-scale="14" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4110d0cbcda9b8d0d71f0290b7205ba2b8b2d266071db75f79276d343b99e98/AWARD-WINNER---Calcutta-International-Cult-Film-Festival---2018.png" />&nbsp; <img width="2953" height="2005" width_o="2953" height_o="2005" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1ed2ba4baebc38a1ae99a109adb49a9e46b7ed7f72c11f054ffd79b68fe6e13/Laurels---FINALIST-2017_ALPHA_v4.png" data-mid="141118535" border="0" data-scale="14" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a1ed2ba4baebc38a1ae99a109adb49a9e46b7ed7f72c11f054ffd79b68fe6e13/Laurels---FINALIST-2017_ALPHA_v4.png" />&nbsp; <img width="1890" height="1417" width_o="1890" height_o="1417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0223c68ff8fbacdcac0aea3885317de992abf863b8741fc8c582404c9ba45bf1/Winner-Laurel-New.png" data-mid="141118386" border="0" data-scale="13" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0223c68ff8fbacdcac0aea3885317de992abf863b8741fc8c582404c9ba45bf1/Winner-Laurel-New.png" />&nbsp;︎︎︎ https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/The-Production Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:19:50 +0000 Alien Citizen: AEO https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/The-Production The Production&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey Who are you when you’re from everywhere and nowhere? Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey is the award-winning film of a funny and poignant one-woman show about growing up in the intersections of identity, as a dual citizen of mixed heritage in Central America, North Africa, the Middle East, and New England. Written &amp; Performed by Elizabeth Liang. Directed by Sofie Calderon. Watch &amp; Own Now Digital &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For everyone Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey can now be streamed online. For additional special features, see above for options on disc. Stream film For institutions Get your license now to own a digital copy of the film and a tool kit&nbsp;(digital study guide).&nbsp;The tool kit comes with... • Definitions of terms (TCK, Multiracial, etc.) • Recommended reading &amp; viewing lists • Recommended websites for intercultural learning • 35+ clips from the film, with each clip followed by related questions for the viewer (see example in above video). These can be used for...◦ in-class discussions ◦ interactive workshops ◦ orientation for new students ◦ group and individual counseling ◦ writing prompts for personal essays, memoirs, solo shows, TED Talks, conference presentations ◦ other creative endeavors ◦ and more!TOOL KIT EXCERPT International K-12:Streaming license Colleges/Universities, Corps, USA K-12, Public Libraries, Nonprofits, Gov’t Agencies: CLICK HERE to order from our educational distributors <img width="216" height="54" width_o="216" height_o="54" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8108ba196e719aa06f0e28af2c75b1761fd56ab1092cec4f4eed21c4139738f3/Coll-Eye-LOGO-Small.png" data-mid="147441866" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/216/i/8108ba196e719aa06f0e28af2c75b1761fd56ab1092cec4f4eed21c4139738f3/Coll-Eye-LOGO-Small.png" /> DVD Individual (Home Use) DVD $24.99 40% OFF: $14.99 &nbsp; &nbsp; SPECIAL FEATURES&nbsp; &nbsp;• Post-performance Q&amp;A with the director, star, and audience&nbsp; &nbsp;• Interviews of Elizabeth's parents and brother about being an expat/TCK family&nbsp; &nbsp;• Deleted scenes from the original stage production Institutional (Educational) DVD &nbsp; • 2-disc set includes SPECIAL FEATURES + TOOL KIT (digital study guide) &nbsp; &nbsp; Scroll up to see contents of Tool Kit International K-12: Colleges/Universities, USA K-12,&nbsp;Corps, Public Libraries, Nonprofits, Gov’t Agencies: CLICK HERE to order from our educational distributors COLLECTIVE EYE FILMS. https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/Reviews Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:19:49 +0000 Alien Citizen: AEO https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/Reviews “A must-see for all” Culturs: The Global Multicultural Magazine “Funny, dramatic, passionate, heartbreaking, and engaging” Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA Film Review “A raw, moving sociological odyssey...&nbsp;Amazing amount of humor, aplomb and hope” The Williams Record “Told in beautifully written and poignantly acted vignettes about her life, Liang’s show is dynamic and vivid...heart-wrenching and painfully honest, but it is also really funny...works as both a play and a movie. This is no small feat.”Sezín Koehler, Black Girl Nerds <img width="1735" height="1152" width_o="1735" height_o="1152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2fd6f6e0e6649cc0b62012a480aa9266c43ba5a0c26331bb99e00e8c5897841/AWARD-WINNER---Calcutta-International-Cult-Film-Festival---2018.png" data-mid="138188198" border="0" data-scale="23" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f2fd6f6e0e6649cc0b62012a480aa9266c43ba5a0c26331bb99e00e8c5897841/AWARD-WINNER---Calcutta-International-Cult-Film-Festival---2018.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="1890" height="1417" width_o="1890" height_o="1417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9c9c2d48c7c755eb45ae077abdb87f026cbbe98dfdbfc66204f41d0122a14ac/Winner-Laurel-New.png" data-mid="138188197" border="0" data-scale="21" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9c9c2d48c7c755eb45ae077abdb87f026cbbe98dfdbfc66204f41d0122a14ac/Winner-Laurel-New.png" /><img width="12000" height="7000" width_o="12000" height_o="7000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18e9ec46f1fc1d7e8dee6d1b7ed6109f6f53f94774d3586896eb31a97b638a6e/MAM_logo_fest_laurel2.png" data-mid="138505189" border="0" data-scale="28" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18e9ec46f1fc1d7e8dee6d1b7ed6109f6f53f94774d3586896eb31a97b638a6e/MAM_logo_fest_laurel2.png" /><img width="2953" height="2005" width_o="2953" height_o="2005" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1ed2ba4baebc38a1ae99a109adb49a9e46b7ed7f72c11f054ffd79b68fe6e13/Laurels---FINALIST-2017_ALPHA_v4.png" data-mid="149663188" border="0" data-scale="24" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a1ed2ba4baebc38a1ae99a109adb49a9e46b7ed7f72c11f054ffd79b68fe6e13/Laurels---FINALIST-2017_ALPHA_v4.png" /> ︎ Instagram | ︎ Facebook |&nbsp;︎ Blog Sign up for our newsletter here&nbsp;to stay updated on when we’re coming to a venue near you. <img width="1050" height="714" width_o="1050" height_o="714" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/383658055590ffeb80ba86b914b78b1dec21c6c59475d88fd715e345783ca81c/unnamed.jpg" data-mid="139694494" border="0" data-scale="21" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/383658055590ffeb80ba86b914b78b1dec21c6c59475d88fd715e345783ca81c/unnamed.jpg" /> https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/World-Premiere-Credits-Synopsis Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:19:54 +0000 Alien Citizen: AEO https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/World-Premiere-Credits-Synopsis (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-T43K745'); { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Movie", "name": "Alien Citizen", "url": "https://gum.co/fDkGJ", "datePublished": "2013-05-01", "actor": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elizabeth Liang" }, "director": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sofie Calderon" } } FILM PREMIERE CREDITSA HapaLis Prods Film with Elizabeth Liang Associate Producers Richard Lee, Wendy Laura Belcher, Karen Smith Edited by Daniel Lawrence Director of Photography Javier Calderon Written &amp; Produced by Elizabeth Liang Directed by Sofie CalderonThe film premiered in San Diego, California at the SIETAR USA conference in October 2017. It had its US East Coast premiere at the Critical Mixed Race Studies (CMRS) conference at the University of Maryland in March 2018. It had its European/International premiere at the Families in Global Transition (FIGT) conference in The Hague, The Netherlands in March 2018. STAGE WORLD PREMIERE CREDITS World Premiere Presented by HapaLis Productionsin association with&nbsp; Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC) Written, Produced, and Performed by Elizabeth Liang Directed by Sofie Calderon Associate Produced by Richard Lee,Karen Smith, and Wendy Belcher Assistant produced by Leila Ciszewski Stage Managed by Michelle Hilyard House Managed by Charls Sedgwick Hall,Kate Huffman, Inger Tudor Lighting &amp; Projections Design by Matt Richter Sound Design by Dennis Yen Graphic and Program Design by Gene Michael Barrera Asylum Lab, 1078 Lillian Way, Hollywood, CAFridays &amp; Saturdays @ 8pmPreviewed May 3, Ran May 4 - June 1, 2013There was a talkback organized by MASC on Friday, May 31. (33% of proceeds using "MASC" code went to MASC.)Credit for International Tour (ended summer 2019):Additional Projection and Sound Designby tour Co-producer Daniel Lawrence. SYNOPSISWho are you when you’re from everywhere and nowhere? Alien Citizen is a funny and poignant film and one-woman show about growing up in the intersections of identity, as a dual citizen of mixed heritage in Central America, North Africa, the Middle East, and New England. Elizabeth Liang, like President Obama, is a Third Culture Kid or a TCK. Third Culture Kids are the children of international business people, global educators, diplomats, missionaries, and the military -- anyone whose family has relocated overseas, usually because of a job placement. Liang weaves humorous stories about growing up as an Alien Citizen abroad with American commercial jingles providing her soundtrack through language confusion, first love, culture shock, Clark Gable, and sandstorms… Our protagonist deals with the decisions every global nomad has to make repeatedly: to adapt or to simply cope; to build a bridge or to just tolerate. From being a Guatemalan-American teen in North Africa to attending a women’s college in the USA, Alien Citizen reflects her experience that neither one was necessarily easier than the other. She realizes that girls across the world are growing into womanhood in environments that can be hostile to females (including the USA). How does a young girl cope as a border/culture/language/religion straddler in country after country that feels "other" to her when she is the “other?” Where is the line between respecting others and betraying yourself? Humor is a great survival mechanism! And friends make all the difference. https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/History Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:19:54 +0000 Alien Citizen: AEO https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/History HISTORYElizabeth Liang developed the script with the help of a scholarship to the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute, Terrie Silverman's solo-show master class, and on her own. Segments of the show have also been performed at the "5,000 Women" Festival at Wesleyan University, the Hollywood Fringe Festival, East West Players, Beyond Baroque, the Families in Global Transition (FIGT) conference, CSULA, Critical Mixed Race Studies (CMRS) conference, and the "Growing Up Global" class at Princeton University. FESTIVAL TOUR May 2013 had a successful 5-week run @ The Asylum Lab in Hollywood, CA Sept. 24-25, 2013 opened the Stage Left Women at Work Festival Off Off Broadway in New York City May 10, 2014 performed @ the United States of Asian America Festival in San Francisco Oct. 27 - Nov. 19, 2017 Oct. 2, 2022 performed @ the first annual Solo Queens Festival in Los Angeles took the show out of retirement to perform excerpts one last time, to kick off the Saturday Explorer Series at 24th Street Theatre in Los Angeles &nbsp;COLLEGE TOUR Feb. 2014 kicked off the college tour @ Princeton University &amp; MIT April 2014 Wesleyan University Sept. 2014 Williams College Oct. 2014 Augustana College &amp; Carleton College March 2015 Santa Clara University April 2015 San Diego State University &amp; University of Arizona Jan. 2016 Smith College May 2016 Citrus College Sept. 2018 Hillsborough Community College Feb. 2019 Saint Mary's College March 2019 ended the college tour @ Wellesley College WORLD TOUR March 2014 the world tour began @ two international schools and the US Embassy in Panama Aug. 2014 Elizabeth became the first American artist and first Guatemalan artist to perform @ Tjarnarbíó Creative Center in Reykjavík in Iceland May 2015 performed the show @ the SIETAR Europa congress in Valencia, Spain July 2015 performed the show @ the Women Playwrights International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa as the conference’s final event April 2016 concluded the world tour @ two international schools in Singapore POST TOUR The show was made into a movie that premiered in San Diego, California at the SIETAR USA conference in October 2017. It had its US East Coast premiere at the Critical Mixed Race Studies (CMRS) conference at the University of Maryland in March 2018. It had its European/International premiere at the Families in Global Transition (FIGT) conference in The Hague, the Netherlands in March 2018. It continues to be screened at conferences, colleges/universities, and international schools around the world, both in person and online. https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/Thanks-Appreciation Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:19:55 +0000 Alien Citizen: AEO https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/Thanks-Appreciation THANKS &amp; APPRECIATION A big thank-you to everyone who contributed to&nbsp; a successful Indiegogo Campaign for SIETAR-Europa Congress (Spain) and WPI Conference (South Africa) Heartfelt thanks to our incredibly generous backers for helping the show go to intercultural conferences in Spain and South Africa: Helen (Kami) Amestoy Lee, Ronald Antinoja, Eric Baldwin, Michelle Bezanson, Jennifer, Blaine, Cathryn Brubaker, Angela Bullock, Jennifer Carmody, Shawna Casey &amp; Jack Kehler, Joan Chodorow, Karen Christensen, Maire Clerkin, Phillip Curry, Francesca D'Amico, Lisa De Fuso, Peter Evans, Laura Finnegan, Myriam Fizazi-Hawkins, Genevieve Fong, Audrey Freudberg, Susanna Apold Frost, Nick Garey, Lily Theresa Gatica, Kimiko Gelman Prosky, Prince Gomolvilas, Rebecca Gray, Dawn Greenidge, Randy Gritz, Evelyn Hall, Stephen Hall, Nancy Harris, Leonard Herzog, Nancy Keystone, Kathy Kilsby, Sezín Koehler, Eliza Lanman, Gene Lee, Juan M. Lee, Richard Lee, Harry Liang, Susan Liang, Moses Ling, Victoria Longland, Karen J. Martinson, Shelley Mills, Cecilia Neher, Gino Pellegrini, Penny &amp; Jim Peters, Alina Phelan Ballou, Debra Poneman, Veronica Proctor, Diahann Reyes, Julia Simens, Brigid Todish, Amy Waddell, Terri Wagener, Phil Ward, Alice Wu, Maria Zabala, and Anonymous a successful Kickstarter Campaign for Iceland &nbsp;Enormous thanks to our very generous backers for helping the show go to Iceland: Karen Achenbach, Ronald Antinoja, Doug Atchison, Evelyn Badia, Wendy Laura Belcher, Stacy Benjamin, Liz Bezanson, Michelle Bezanson, Edward J. Borey, Edna Boulad, Hiwa Bourne, Angela Bullock, Bridgette Campbell, Jennifer Carmody, Christine Corpuz &amp; Robbie Abilez, Lisa de Fuso, Pamela Dell, Heidi Durrow, Vanessa Emlich, Genevieve Fong, Audrey S. Freudberg, Lily Gatica, Dawn Greenidge, Randy Gritz, Evelyn G. Hall, Nancy Harris, Michael Hornbuckle, Caroline Kennedy, Maury Lanman, Kai Lie Lau, Daniel Lawrence, Gene Lee, Richard Lee, John Liang, Susan Liang, Patricia Linderman, Moses Ling, Victoria Longland, Linda &amp; Frans Manoll, Caroline Martinez, Steve Mize &amp; Emmylou Diaz, Claire Moed, Thao P. Nguyen, Christopher 'Staples' O'Dell, Eileen O'Meara, Penny Peters, Diahann Reyes, Julia Lee Simens, Peter James Smith, Karen Smith, Johannes Tang, Kikuko Tanimoto, Jennifer Taub Gwillim, Kiem Thè, Roy Unger, Elif Celebi Wisecup, Alice Wu &nbsp;a successful USA Projects Campaign Profound thanks to the generous donors to the USA Projects campaign: Percy Angress, Doug Atchison, Jenna Banko-Conder, Wendy Belcher, Nancy Berman, David Bickford, Denise Blasor, Sofie Boulad, Jennifer Carmody, Lisa Clifton, Jeff Defalque, Lisa Dring, Laura Finnegan, Genevieve Fong, Audrey Freudberg, Gina Garcia Sharp, Rebecca Gray, Randy Gritz, Pooja Gupta, Charls Hall, Evelyn Hall, Stephen Hall, Rena Heinrich, Nancy Henderson-James, Fritz Herzog, Molly Hope, Theodore Hope &amp; María Sáenz, Nova Jacobs, Tom Jacobson, Jessica Lynn Johnson, Timothy Judd, Ken Klenner, Kate Kofler, David Kreinberg, Eliza Lanman, Kami Lee, Richard Lee, Harry Liang, Juan Liang, Susan Liang, Moses Ling, Karen Jean Martinson, Michael Mayhew, Mark McClain Wilson, Mary Mollica, Frannie Moyer, Chon Noriega, Trevor Olsen, Robert W. Oriol, Diahann Reyes, Bill Robens, Laurie Searle, Terrie Silverman, Carolyn Townsend, Xavier Vela, Amy Waddell, Alethea Wang, Deborah Werbner, Libby Werbner, David Wilcox, Ling Yu, and Anonymous &amp; a successful Kickstarter Campaign Elizabeth launched a successful Kickstarter campaign in order to take Terrie Silverman's 6-month solo-show master class. Humble thanks to her backers: alow, Margot Amestoy , Edoardo Ballerini, Wendy Laura Belcher, Jennifer Blaine, Hiwa Bourne Elif Celebi Wisecup, Frances Chavarria, Carl Cunningham, Lisa de Fuso, Genevieve Fong, Nathalie Foy, Steve Garland , Francisco Gomes, Randy Gritz, Patricia Hall, Denise Harris, John &amp; Molly Hope, Theodore Hope, McKerrin Kelly, Kai Lie Lau, Daniel Lawrence, David Lawrence, Jerome P. Ledin, Gene Lee, Kami Lee, John Liang, Michael Mayhew, Chuck McCollum, Sherry Miller, David Morfin, Amanda Moss, Anna Nicholas, Jack O'Brien, Derek Sayre, John Sinclair, Karen Smith, Johannes Tang, Kiem Thè, Roy Unger, Pilar and Xavier Vela, Dara Weinberg, Susan Wester, Robert Whittington &amp; Phylliss Crist Sign up for our newsletter here to stay updated on when we’re coming to a venue near you. <img width="1050" height="714" width_o="1050" height_o="714" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/383658055590ffeb80ba86b914b78b1dec21c6c59475d88fd715e345783ca81c/unnamed.jpg" data-mid="139694605" border="0" data-scale="21" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/383658055590ffeb80ba86b914b78b1dec21c6c59475d88fd715e345783ca81c/unnamed.jpg" /> Alien Citizen, the film of a one woman show about being a global soul, explores and reinscribes the definition of what it means to be a global nomad. Relocated time and time again throughout her childhood, Liang learned to grieve from afar, since she kept being uprooted as soon as she began to feel at home in a place. This global nomad movie is a deeply moving masterpiece sure to touch the hearts of all that watch. Liang’s story encompasses infinitely more than insufficient labels as "hapa one woman show," "hapa memoir," or "half Asian half Hispanic" (which, in Liang’s case, inadequately describes her father’s side of the family). All of our stories are too prismatic for such labels. https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/Purchase-1 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 22:54:05 +0000 Alien Citizen: AEO https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/Purchase-1 (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-T43K745'); &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-T43K745" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/iframJUMP TO:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Streaming &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DVD &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Subject Areas &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Host a Screening &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Trailer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;More Info Stream the film here. (Home use only)Movie only; Special Features not included online. Stream &amp; License the film &amp; Tool Kit here. (Institutional/Educational use: Colleges/Universities, Corps, USA K-12, Public Libraries, Nonprofits, Gov’t Agencies) Movie and Tool Kit Stream &amp; License the film &amp; Tool Kit here. (Institutional/Educational use: International K-12 only) Movie and Tool Kit Purchase the DVD 90 MIN (plus Special Features)/COLOR/DUAL LAYER/NTSC REGION 0 Viewable on most Blu-ray players, all NTSC DVD players, and many PAL/SECAM DVD players. Individual (Home Use) DVD:&nbsp;$24.99 40% OFF: $14.99 &nbsp; &nbsp;INCLUDES SPECIAL FEATURES&nbsp; &nbsp;• Post-performance Q&amp;A with the director, star, and audience&nbsp; &nbsp;• Interviews of Elizabeth's parents and brother about being an expat/TCK family&nbsp; &nbsp;• Deleted scenes from the original stage production Institutional (Educational) DVD INCLUDES SPECIAL FEATURES + TOOL KIT (digital study guide) International schools:$124.99 Colleges/Universities, Corps, K-12 (USA), Public Libraries, Nonprofits, Gov’t Agencies: CLICK HERE to order from our educational distributors COLLECTIVE EYE FILMS. The Institutional DVD is a 2-disc set with the film PLUS: &nbsp; &nbsp; The Tool Kit (digital study guide) consisting of:Definitions of terms (TCK, Multiracial, etc.)Recommended reading &amp; viewing listsRecommended websites for intercultural learning35+ clips of the show, with each clip followed by related questions for the viewerThese can be used for... in class discussion, interactive workshops, orientation for new&nbsp;students, group and individual counseling, writing prompts for personal essays/memoirs/solo shows/conference presentations, &amp; other creative endeavorsand more!TOOL KIT EXCERPT &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR DVD: CREDIT CARD/PAYPAL above or U.S. CHECK FROM U.S. BANK (click to print ORDER FORM if paying with check) <img width="216" height="54" width_o="216" height_o="54" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8108ba196e719aa06f0e28af2c75b1761fd56ab1092cec4f4eed21c4139738f3/Coll-Eye-LOGO-Small.png" data-mid="148761581" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/216/i/8108ba196e719aa06f0e28af2c75b1761fd56ab1092cec4f4eed21c4139738f3/Coll-Eye-LOGO-Small.png" /> SUBJECT AREAS K-12: Identity; International moves; Transitions in childhood; TCK; Being a new kid in school; Sexual harassment as a teen; Racism/Race issues; DEI&amp;B; Language retention; Multilingualism; Creativity; Social Studies; Child development; Humor Higher Ed: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Multicultural; Third Culture Kids; Critical Mixed Race Studies; Race Power &amp; Privilege; International Relations &amp; Global Issues; Children, Youth &amp; Families; Intersectionality; Immigration &amp; Refugees; Cross-cultural; Intercultural; “The Other”; Social Issues Academic Depts: Anthropology; Communications; Foreign Languages and Literatures; Linguistics; Psychology; Sociology; Theatre; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Interdisciplinary Cultural Fields: American Studies; Asian American Studies; Latin American Studies; Middle Eastern &amp; North African Studies; Ethnic Studies Library Terms: Cultural pluralism; Cultural fusion; Identity (Philosophical concept); Social interaction in children -- Foreign countries; Affiliation (Psychology); Filmed performances; Nonfiction films; Autobiographical films Host a screening! CLICK HERE for the form. “I’m not from a place, I’m from people.” NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD AND HD (STREAMABLE) Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey, the movie, is the award-winning film of Elizabeth Liang's funny and poignant one-woman show about growing up in the intersections of identity,&nbsp; as a dual citizen of mixed heritage in Central America, North Africa, the Middle East, and New England. Directed by Sofie Calderon. The DVD includes special features and the Institutional DVD has a Tool Kit on a second disc. Click here for the Press Kit. 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Directed by Sofie Calderon. The DVD includes special features and the Institutional DVD has a Tool Kit on a second disc. Click here for the Press Kit. Stream the film here. (Home use only)Movie only; Special Features not included online. Stream &amp; License the film &amp; Tool Kit here. (International K-12 only)Movie and Tool Kit Stream &amp; License the film &amp; Tool Kit here. (Institutional/Educational use: Colleges/Universities, Corps, USA K-12, Public Libraries, Nonprofits, Gov’t Agencies) Movie and Tool Kit ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ Purchase the DVD 90 MIN (plus Special Features)/COLOR/DUAL LAYER/NTSC REGION 0 Viewable on most Blu-ray players, all NTSC DVD players, and many PAL/SECAM DVD players. Individual (Home Use) DVD:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; FILM + SPECIAL FEATURES &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Post-performance Q&amp;A with the director, star, and audience &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Interviews of Elizabeth's parents and brother about being an expat/TCK family &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Deleted scenes from the original stage production $24.99 40% OFF: $14.99 Institutional (Educational) DVD &nbsp; &nbsp;• INCLUDES TOOL KIT (digital study guide) For International K-12 For Colleges/Universities, Corps, K-12, Public Libraries, Nonprofits, Gov’t Agencies CLICK HERE to order from our educational distributors COLLECTIVE EYE FILMS. The Institutional DVD is a 2-disc set with the film plus Special Features&nbsp;PLUS: The Tool Kit (digital study guide) consisting of: Definitions of terms (TCK, Miltiracial, etc.)Recommended reading &amp; viewing listsRecommended websites for intercultural learning35+ clips of the show, with each clip followed by related questions for the viewerThese can be used for... in class discussion, interactive workshops, orientation for new students, group and individual counseling, writing prompts for personal essays/memoirs/solo shows/conference presentations, &amp; other creative endeavorsand more!TOOL KIT EXCERPT &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="216" height="54" width_o="216" height_o="54" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8108ba196e719aa06f0e28af2c75b1761fd56ab1092cec4f4eed21c4139738f3/Coll-Eye-LOGO-Small.png" data-mid="147442350" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/216/i/8108ba196e719aa06f0e28af2c75b1761fd56ab1092cec4f4eed21c4139738f3/Coll-Eye-LOGO-Small.png" /> ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ SUBJECT AREAS Diversity and Inclusion; Multicultural; Third Culture Kids; Critical Mixed Race Studies; International Relations &amp; Global Issues; Children, Youth &amp; Families; Intersectionality; Anthropology; Foreign Languages and Literatures; Linguistics; Psychology; Sociology; Theatre; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; American Studies; Asian American Studies; Ethnic Studies; Latin American Studies; Middle Eastern &amp; North African StudiesCultural pluralism; Cultural fusion; Identity (Philosophical concept); Social interaction in children -- Foreign countries; Affiliation (Psychology); Filmed performances; Nonfiction films; Autobiographical films Alien Citizen is a perfect learning tool for facilitators in their own classrooms: its spirit and heart are sure to catalyze comprehensive discussion and creativity for all students. Whether used as a lesson on interculturality or as inspiration for students’ own autobiographical and autoethnographic storytelling, its lessons on tolerance are a beacon of hope and mutual understanding in an increasingly polarized world. 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The documentary offers a rich and enlightening theatrical experience. Highly Recommended. Editor’s Choice. J. Zimmerman, VideoLibrarian.com Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey is like an anthem for those who grow up internationally... Elizabeth Liang’s gripping film and performance is a godsend for international educators grappling to find creative ways to address difficult, complex issues relating to racism and inequalities that speak to both children and adults... Be prepared to cry and laugh (hard) at the same time... Covering everything from mobility, identity confusion, racism, class prejudice and sexism to eating disorders, Liang is able to distill the essence of these difficult and deeply personal experiences and present them in a manner no scholar possibly could. And she does it with superb comic timing. The film is a dynamic viewing experience thanks to director Sofie Calderon and editor Daniel Lawrence... Liang is a master storyteller... Alien Citizen gives voice to what your students already know but are rarely invited to talk about. Indeed, it is a film that you ‘feel’ as much as you see. Dr. Danau Tanu, author of Growing Up in Transit, for The EARCOS Triannual Journal Her stories are rich and funny and painful and heartbreaking. And while they’re unique to her, they will resonate with others who understand the significance of such terms as 'home base-ish' and 'transition fatigue' and 'foreign school'....In Alien Citizen, Liang gives a vivid, outside-in view of the places where she’s lived, where the mundane becomes exotic and the exotic mundane. There’s drumming on turtle shells during Christmas celebrations in Guatemala, walking barefoot across the road to buy orange Fanta in Panama, wind surfing in Morocco, and riding in a car spinning on the ice in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It’s because she’s given herself 'permission to speak of the pain' that she can be grateful for all the wonderful things she’s experienced. And through Alien Citizen, we get to experience it all, too. Craig Thompson, Clearing Customs I was riveted...Liang allows us inside her struggles and triumphs and brings them full circle in a way that helped me more fully understand mine. By being real about the pains, she freed me to experience the joys in the rich, nuanced way that is real life...I loved how Liang took the freedom to break into Spanish or Arabic during her story...By using all her languages in “Alien Citizen,” Liang brings closer the people who can follow her and also envelops the stragglers, carrying them over the hump into something more—a world where we are not just different but also the same, one where tone and gesture speak as loudly as vocabulary...I could go on for pages about the things I related to in Liang’s show...But I don’t want to rob you of the experience of watching it and seeing what you, global nomad or not, might relate to, too. Because we’re all a little alien sometimes, no matter where we come from or where we’re living right now...From Liang I learned about who I was, am, and want to be. And I’m grateful. Isla McKetta, A Geography of Reading Told in beautifully written and poignantly acted vignettes about her life, Liang’s [film] is dynamic and vivid. She uses her physicality to marvelous effect as she embodies each of the different people she’s encountered, from her family and friends to everyone else in between, with vocal precision...I found myself nodding along to so many of Liang’s anecdotes and analyses about her experiences, even though we have a vastly different catalog of places we are from and lived...Alien Citizen is heart-wrenching and painfully honest, but it is also really funny...her charismatic performance works as both a play and a movie. This is no small feat. Sofie Calderon’s directing is spot on...There are so many third culture kids in the world, and Liang’s show encapsulates so much of our collective experience, even if individual details are different...Alien Citizen will help anyone confused by what it means to be a Third Culture Kid understand both the hardships, as well as the joys of this kind of life. Sezín Koehler, Black Girl Nerds There are times when you’re about to fall off your chair laughing, only to find yourself tearing up in the next scene. She tells it all, the privileged and exciting, but also the challenging and frustrating sides of growing up as a TCK, having to move and leave behind one life, only to have to adapt to a new one, again and again. Every TCK can relate to her story, which she tells so vividly with her amazing acting, that you feel like you were almost there with her in that memory...honest and raw, hilarious and heartbreaking...I invite all TCK’s and their parents to watch Elizabeth Liang’s breathtaking performance in her show Alien Citizen, which will help you recognize, relate to, and understand some things that TCK’s experience growing up. Deniz Keskinel, Connecting the Pieces: Expat Kids Club Blog It’ll make you laugh, cry, yell “HELL YES!” at the screen...Elizabeth’s linguistic skills and ability to mimic accents and mannerisms brings the colourful characters to life...As so much of the piece resonated with me, as it will for many migrants, I found myself wishing all my friends and family who struggle to understand my lifestyle would also watch it and understand me better...In Elizabeth’s audience we get a sense of belonging, of feeling non-alien. Victoria Mitchell, Huffington Post contributor, Freelance Writer, Blogger, Content Creator Funny, dramatic, passionate, heartbreaking, and engaging...&nbsp;While specific to one woman’s life, Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey is as mind-engaging and heart-touching as solo performances get, and with Liang’s one-woman show now available for worldwide home-and-school viewing, its informative, inspiring journey has only just begun. Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA Fim Review Once again, we experienced the power of storytelling for creating awareness, healing through sharing, and revealing what still needs first aid...she stokes laughter of recognition from the innards of her audience...she offers something that others can somehow relate to in their own stories and start to accept with a chuckle...Liang explores her story with force of fact and confession of impact but does not whine or blame. Rather her performance is powered by an empathetic ownership for her past that connects her with her audience. Dr. George Simons &amp; the diversophy® Team AUDIENCE RESPONSE It is so incredibly moving. Such a great resource for trainings and classroom discussions about important topics of identity, belonging, and being a global and multiethnic person. -Farzana Nayani, Diversity &amp; Inclusion and Intercultural Specialist "I've used Alien Citizen in many settings with TCKs--with great results. Some have even 'confronted' me, asking why this powerful piece of art is not shown at EVERY TCK event. Thank you Lisa for your gifts to all of us." -Michael V. Pollock, Director at DARAJA, Third Culture Coach, Author, TCK Care Specialist &amp; Consultant&nbsp; If you want to spend 91 minutes laughing and crying, this is what you need to watch. This film of her one-woman show is galvanizing—Lisa Liang has nailed the Third Culture Kid/Global Nomad experience in all its highs and lows. Thank you, Lisa, for helping me revisit and uncover those extraordinary experiences, and relive the emotions. Your courage has helped me in my continuous search to find closure.-Cookie F., Intercultural Trainer and Adult TCK It spoke to us on many levels. The timing couldn’t be better. I’m on the cusp of my next assignment overseas and we don’t know how to tell our daughter we’ll be moving… But one very important new thing Alien Citizen helped realize: don’t force our daughter to suppress her feelings to reinforce my glass-half-full outlook... Thank you again. -Peter E., State Dept Foreign Service Officer Alien Citizen is a must watch. Wish it could be seen around the world...From one TCK to another - Thank you. -Marilyn Gardner, Speaker, Blogger, Author of Worlds Apart I'm so glad I finally saw this performance. It's so powerful, brought me to tears...you have done something amazing. -Janneke Muyselaar-Jellema, from DrieCulturen: Blogger, ATCK, Medical Doctor ...a fantastic, thought-provoking, hilarious, poignant performance, screening and discussion...Your voice is much-needed and much-appreciated by members of the mixed race and third-culture communities. -Maria Leonard Olsen, Esq., Attorney, Radio Show Host, Author It was amazing! I laughed and cried…I didn't want it to end. I'm sure it will continue to give others a better understanding of what it's like to be a TCK.-Missy R., Writer Profound and extraordinary and wonderful—like being swooped into deep space. We were carried away. -C.O. Moed, Writer-Photographer I was floored by the story line and performance. So impressive! I laughed out loud and cried—fantastic. 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Drawing inspiration from a long legacy of ground-breaking genre films—global nomad films, multiracial movies, Third Culture Kid films, multiracial documentary, hapa films, global nomad documentary, hapa documentary, TCK documentary, and expat documentary—Alien Citizen showcases the complex experience of growing up as a “3rd culture kid” along the margins of rigid cultural and racial boundaries. An excellent springboard for classroom discussions of intersectionality. Also perfect for organizational events focusing on diversity and inclusion, as well as DEI&amp;B. <img width="1050" height="714" width_o="1050" height_o="714" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/383658055590ffeb80ba86b914b78b1dec21c6c59475d88fd715e345783ca81c/unnamed.jpg" data-mid="139694719" border="0" data-scale="14" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/383658055590ffeb80ba86b914b78b1dec21c6c59475d88fd715e345783ca81c/unnamed.jpg" /> https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/Contact-1 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:20:05 +0000 Alien Citizen: AEO https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/Contact-1 CONTACT ︎ ︎ For all bookings, questions, or comments: email the Alien Citizen Team or fill in our request form here. Sign up for our newsletter here to stay updated on when we’re coming to a venue near you! <img width="1050" height="714" width_o="1050" height_o="714" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96380b03d07673d6e850dab1d3a1592b74c7a81684237caf23f76eedc028e415/unnamed.jpg" data-mid="141120031" border="0" data-scale="18" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96380b03d07673d6e850dab1d3a1592b74c7a81684237caf23f76eedc028e415/unnamed.jpg" /> The heroine’s journey follows the same pattern but can take shape in many forms. In Alien Citizen, the heroine of the story shares her intercultural and multiracial experience from beginning to end. She traverses national, linguistic, and racial borders as the new frontier, always finding herself between margins as she confronts her nomadic and mixed race experiences. Third Culture Kid movies and Third Culture Kid blogs concentrate on the nomadic experience for teens, including the challenges in Third Culture Kid dating and schooling. In her film, Liang takes us through a rollercoaster of experiences as a multiracial multilingual person, a girl growing into womanhood, and a Third Culture Kid and expat. https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/MENU Fri, 08 Apr 2022 01:06:46 +0000 Alien Citizen: AEO https://aliencitizensoloshow.com/MENU ALIEN CITIZEN: AEO, THE MOVIEREVIEWS &amp; PRESS BOOKINGSNEWS GALLERY BLOG RESOURCES “LIVE” SHOW WORKSHOP ELIZABETH LIANG