How a Children’s Movie Solves the Immigration Crisis – Interview with Director Paul King

Churches are often looking for ways to discuss the immigration crisis. The movie Paddington provides an important tool for that discussion.

Paul King, writer and director of Paddington, won the Raven Foundation’s 2015 Arts and Entertainment Award. Below you can watch Suzanne Ross’s interview with Paul.

The movie has profound lessons about Christian themes, specifically about hospitality. It chronicles the adventures of a Peruvian bear with a fondness for all things British and is based on Michael Bond’s universally beloved books. Raising issues of immigration, fear, and the longing to belong this animated film is not romantic or idealistic about the problems faced by both the immigrant and the community which must choose to welcome or reject him. Rather it offers an insightful reflection on the risks and rewards of welcoming a stranger onto our shores and into our homes. Suzanne Ross’ review of the movie is available here.