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Monday, February 10 2025
The Road Home-A short film by Rahul Gandotra        Source: www.imdb.com
The Road Home-A short film by Rahul Gandotra Source: www.imdb.com

Director Rahul Gandotra is behind the academy award winning short film “The Road Home.” The inspirational film follows a nine-year-old character on a journey to understand where he belongs. Gandotra based the main character, Pico, on himself and his own life experiences as a TCK. He said, “When I was Pico’s age, I was made fun of and lectured about who I was according to other people. Now, it is a little more complex. I’ve lived in 8 countries, so I can’t answer where I am from or where I belong.”

Born to British parents and exposed to western culture at a young age, as a pre-teen he left his parents to go to school in India. “I didn’t get to go through all the cultural rituals and learning experiences that most kids get from living with their parents,” said Gandorta.

In the film, Pico is a young British boy  living in a boarding school in India. He runs away from the school and asks a taxi driver to help him get back to England, where his parents are. Along the way, he faces obstacles that enhance his need to search for a home. With the language barrier, the color of his skin, and judgments from outsiders, Pico yearns for a place where he will feel like he belongs.

Rahul Gandotra explains that he created this film as a way to defend his own feelings. After brainstorming other ideas for a script, and hesitating on the idea of bringing his own story into the film, he finally jumped into the project to form a story to which many people worldwide can relate.

“I didn’t realize there were people out there like me,” he explains. “I think the majority of people have lived in the same place for their entire lives, and so this is a film for anyone who has every questioned where they were from.”

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Courtney Deuschle

Courtney Deuschle was born and raised in Colorado. Although her biggest move was just across town, she has left her footprint in many countries all over the world. As she grew up and found her identity, she developed a passion for two things: writing and traveling. As a world traveler, Deuschle has an open mind and she loves to learn and experience different cultures that are completely different from her own. On the outside, people see a blonde haired, blue eyed, North American girl, but they don’t know about the experiences she cherishes the most that have shaped her into the person she is today. Deuchele plans to continue traveling for the rest of her life, and even sees herself living in other countries someday.

1 comment

  1. This made me definitely want to watch The Road Home. TCKs are all throughout the world, in so many areas of media too!

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