Jala
They don’t come more loveable than Jala, donkey hero of our trauma-healing and peace films for children affected by war and intergroup conflict in Syria and the Middle East. In Out of…
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Jaladul
Jaladul is a beautiful puppet and a lovely personality, a star of the landmine-awareness film ChucheQhalin made for children in Afghanistan. He plays the role of Chuchi’s ‘helper guide’, making sure he…
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Squirrel
Camera, lights … Squirrel gets ready for his big moment on the Earthquake shoot. He speaks ‘squirrel’ rather than any language in particular, yet this little chap sees all and knows all….
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Crow
A Frith-designed, Kroupa-built character about the same size as Squirrel, Crow appears in the Kibing! films that deal with HIV and gender awareness. “Puppets are really gimmicks, but working from Michael’s drawings,…
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Abadab
Abadab is an African monkey. Alongside Crow, he appears with Kibii Kabooka Kibing out of a cloud of dust with the strangest challenge you ever saw, like something from a TV game…
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Buddy
Made by Heather Asch, Buddy looks like many of the dogs you see wandering the streets in Port-au-Prince in Haiti, a bit gangly, no doubt flea-ridden, but loveable all the same. He…
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