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🎬 Meet Lorrie and the Talking Goldfish from Calico
What if the person who finally understood you… wasn’t a person at all?
Meet Lorrie, the 15-year-old heroine of Calico, an award-winning short film (IMDB) that dares to tell a story we’ve never seen before: one where vitiligo isn’t the side note — it’s the soul of the journey.
Bullied at school, misunderstood by teachers, Lorrie hides in comics and drawings — until she meets someone even more out of place: a mottled goldfish stuck in a school tank… who talks. No, really. And he wants out.
Together, they dive (sometimes literally) into a whimsical, emotional adventure that’s one part magical realism, one part raw truth. This isn’t just a story about escaping a tank — it’s about escaping shame, silence, and invisibility.
Directed by Jake Mavity, who has vitiligo himself, Calico is not just another coming-of-age tale. It’s a call for representation, wrapped in wit and watercolor. A goldfish revolution, if you will.
Launching just in time for World Vitiligo Day on June 25, Calico reminds us that being different doesn’t mean being broken. Sometimes, it just means you’re the first of your kind.
Calico explores what it means to feel like an outsider — and the courage it takes to gain confidence in your individuality.
And judging by the film festival circuit, we’re not the only ones who think so, just check out all those laurels!
FILM CREW:
- Director: Jake Mavity
- Producer: Sarah Mavity
- Exec Producer: Kate Taylor, Maddy Easton, James Howland, Charlie Crompton
- Writer: Sarah Mavity, Jake Mavity
CAST: Malaysia Newland, Alec Nicholls, Jennifer Preston, Alhena Al-Ali Douglas
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