Artist and graphic designer Taro Waggoner has selected the award-winning Indie film The Motel, which features an impressionable 13-year-old boy who's Chinese-American family owns a seedy hourly-rate motel. Taro is drawn to the awkward adolescence of Ernest who is struggling with bullies, a neighborhood crush, and a family who doesn't understand him. This tender glimpse into the plight of this misunderstood boy reveals the inner child in all of us who dare to open the mysterious if not terrifying box of fried chicken! Tangents: Norman Rockwell, Awkwafina, Ocean Vuong, Jackie Chan, folk art, magical thinking, Pen15 For more information about Taro's studio practice, check out his website www.taro-kun.com and Instagram @fantasyboytaro and @strangepowerspress Here is a link to Dallas Zine Fest with details on the application process. Follow us on Instagram @artists.talk.movies

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