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Sarah Kambe Holland: “Searching for acceptance from others is always disappointing”

The director on always being a foreigner, her identity crises and her genetic predisposition to tea

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Isabella Silvers
Jun 12, 2023
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Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to film director Sarah Kambe Holland, who is of mixed-white British and Japanese heritage. Sarah’s latest film, Egghead & Twinkie, follows the titular characters on a road trip to meet Twinkie’s online crush after coming out to her parents. A classic teen movie with a queer storyline, Egghead & …

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