Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey
Directed by: Sofie Calderon Released: 2022 (educational) Year of Production: 2017 Running Time: 90 min Language: English Subtitle Options: English Closed Captions Subjects: Race Power and Privilege Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey is the award-winning film of Elizabeth Liang's funny, sharp, 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.Liang is a Cross-Cultural Kid (CCK). A CCK is a person who has lived in—or meaningfully interacted with—two or more cultural environments for a significant period of time during developmental years. Liang weaves humorous and moving stories about growing up abroad with American commercial jingles providing her soundtrack through language confusion, first love, "racial ambiguity," culture shock, Clark Gable, and sandstorms…Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey offers a rare glimpse into the life of