THE GLOVE
ABOUT THE ANIMATION
“I felt embarrassed... But you can always find dirt if you look hard enough.”
When a 14-year-old immigrant gets a job as a house cleaner, she is faced with the perplexing habits of her American employer.
Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2022 Workers Unite Film Festival in New York City.
MEET THE ARTIST
Theint Soe (Cynthia,) a visual arts grantee with Still I Rise Films since 2016, began to draw the characters for this animation while living in Los Angeles and eventually completed The Glove after she returned to her native Burma.
Similar to Chakarova’s story, featured in The Cake, Theint Soe’s own family came to America when she was only ten. Theint Soe is currently completing her Master’s degree in Motion Media Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Visit her website: www.cynthiasoe.com