Pre-film context research activities
Watch the videos by clicking on the linked text below – these videos will give you contextual knowledge to understand more about the themes of family, cultural identity, and the immigrant experience portrayed in The Farewell as well as how the film was received when it was released.
The coming-of-age genre and family drama: What should we expect in a coming-of-age film and a family drama?
Click the linked text, read, and make bullet point notes.
The worksheets
- There are a series of worksheets to enable students to meaningfully engage with the film and ultimately prepare them for the exam.
- The worksheets have been designed to be used in sequence. The purpose of each of the worksheets is explored below.
Worksheet 1
Film note making
- This worksheet is designed to record descriptive notes of the film, track the journey of a nominated main character, and gather textual evidence of the impact of the micro-elements of film language for use later in the cycle.
- Recommended – track the characters of Billi and Nai Nai: Consider their characters' starting points, end points, and what they each learn on their journey and how they learn it. By the end of the film, what has each of them learned about the society that they live in? …
