The book Zazu Dreams: Between the Scarab and the Dung Beetle, A Cautionary Fable for the Anthropocene by Cara Judea Alhadeff, PhD is a fable for adults, written as a children’s narrative. A tale of environmental justice, a Sephardic Arab Jewish boy and his imaginary malamute husky traverse the globe on a humpback whale. Their adventures unfold as they witness contradictory human ecologies–experiencing symbiotic and contentious relationships between humans and the environment. For cross-generational audiences, the book includes lush illustrations and detailed endnotes that present the facts, science, history and humanitarian issues related to the story.

Zazu Dreams‘ Award winning team of  author and artist, gold record musicians, screenwriter, choreographer, artistic director, and a lead animator are ready to make a full-length feature animation to encourage an ecologically just and compassionate society.

But we need your help to get Zazu Dreams out into the public for all kinds of audiences:

• Step One: Work with Digital Underground’s SHKG and Divahn’s Galeet Dardashti to develop a musical theme that combines Hip Hop originals with traditional Ladino rhythms.
• Step Two: Based on compelling imagery from Zazu Dreams, design the visuals and movement with artist director, Brigette Dunn-Korpela
• Step Three: Work with feminist gamer, Anita Sarkeesian, to develop a video game of Zazu Dreams that would reach a wider audience and provide more expansive access to the story’s content.
• Step Four: Finalize script adaptation from book with author, Jane Mushabac, in relation to music and movement.