MIA AND THE MIGOO
Animation, Jacques-Rémy Girerd, France/Italy, 2008, 92 minutes

Recommended for ages 7 to adult

Mia and the Migoo is a work of art, breathtaking to behold. Figures are outlined in pencil and then bathed in rustic watercolors, for a stunning, handcrafted look with backgrounds that burst at the seams with painterly detail, like a Miyazaki film painted by Van Gogh. The story is an eco-adventure that pits plucky, wild-haired young heroine Mia against profit-hungry developers, with the future of life on earth in the balance.

One night, Mia has a premonition. So after saying a few words of parting at her mother's grave, she bids goodbye to her elderly-aunt caretakers and, with lucky trinkets in hand, sets out on a cross-continent journey through cities, mountains and jungles to find her father, a laborer who has been trapped in a disaster-plagued construction site on a remote tropical lake.

In the middle of the lake stands the ancient, gnarled Tree of Life, watched over by stone-like forest spirits called Migoo... innocent, almost bumbling creatures who can grow and change shape as they please, morphing from small childlike beings to petulant giants. It is the Migoo who have been sabotaging the workers to protect this sacred site — and now together with Mia, they join in a fight to find Mia's father and save the Tree from destruction.

A brand new English language version of MIA AND THE MIGOO arrives in US theaters this winter. If you would like to receive more info about advance bookings, or are a Festival looking to screen the original subtitled version of the film, please contact us.

For more booking information, please contact:
Dave Jesteadt, GKIDS
dave@gkids.com, 212-528-0500