Stillwater School for Mosquitos

Dinnn returns to the Lakeside Drive-In Theatre to reunite with their parents and 400 siblings. The entire family is astonished to see Dinnn flying! After a final encounter with the Meanies, an unexpected family reunion, and the return of the lost pleather jacket, Dinnn learns how to embrace who they truly are, in this final episode of Stillwater School for Mosquitoes *** Curious about Land Acknowledgements? You can read more information at the kid-friendly links below! https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/what-is-a-land-acknowledgment https://fncaringsociety.com/SpiritBear https://native-land.ca/ https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/explore/indigenous *** CREDITS Created and Performed by: Peter Fernandes, Hailey Gillis, Qasim Khan, Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, and Jennifer Villaverde Executive Producer: Victor Pokinko Associate Producers: Matt Pilipiak and Fiona Sauder Production Assistant: Madeline Disera Edited by: Drew Thomas, Quinn Hoodless, and Adam Harris Music Production, Mixing, Mastering: Gary Honess and Kuhl Muzik Drums: Daniel Williston Dialogue Recording: Evan Burrison and CanArts Media Educational Consultant: Fiona Suliman Artwork: Carmen Jabier

Encouraged by their new skeeter friend Gus, Dinnn is flying like a pro in The Wild! Dinnn and the wild mosquitos buzz across Odonata Pond to check out the tasty humans riding the ferris wheel at the jamboree. It's so much fun that the mosquitoes lose track of time. Before they know it, dawn arrives and dragonflies are on the hunt! Dinnn and Gus are separated from the others…will they make it safely back across the pond? *** Curious about Land Acknowledgements? You can read more information at the kid-friendly links below! https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/what-is-a-land-acknowledgment https://fncaringsociety.com/SpiritBear https://native-land.ca/ https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/explore/indigenous *** CREDITS Created and Performed by: Peter Fernandes, Hailey Gillis, Qasim Khan, Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, and Jennifer Villaverde Executive Producer: Victor Pokinko Associate Producers: Matt Pilipiak and Fiona Sauder Production Assistant: Madeline Disera Edited by: Drew Thomas, Quinn Hoodless, and Adam Harris Music Production, Mixing, Mastering: Gary Honess and Kuhl Muzik Drums: Daniel Williston Dialogue Recording: Evan Burrison and CanArts Media Educational Consultant: Fiona Suliman Artwork: Carmen Jabier

Dinnn has escaped the busy city buzzy-ness and arrives in The Wild! They are welcomed by the wild mosquitos including the super-cool Gus. Gus invites Dinnn to follow them up through the treetops on a flying adventure, but Dinnn doesn't fly! If Dinnn wants to experience all the amazing wonders of the Wild, they have a big decision to make… *** Curious about Land Acknowledgements? You can read more information at the kid-friendly links below! https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/what-is-a-land-acknowledgment https://fncaringsociety.com/SpiritBear https://native-land.ca/ https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/explore/indigenous *** CREDITS Created and Performed by: Peter Fernandes, Hailey Gillis, Qasim Khan, Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, and Jennifer Villaverde Executive Producer: Victor Pokinko Associate Producers: Matt Pilipiak and Fiona Sauder Production Assistant: Madeline Disera Edited by: Drew Thomas, Quinn Hoodless, and Adam Harris Music Production, Mixing, Mastering: Gary Honess and Kuhl Muzik Drums: Daniel Williston Dialogue Recording: Evan Burrison and CanArts Media Educational Consultant: Fiona Suliman Artwork: Carmen Jabier

Dinnn finds a discarded pleather jacket on the ground. Something about this jacket makes Dinnn feel different and special, but it can't help Dinnn when they run into the Meanies. Dinnn gets tricked and ends up in a scary and gross situation. Luckily, Dinnn gets help from an unexpected source: some misunderstood creepy-crawly friends, who help Dinnn set out on the adventure of a lifetime. *** Curious about Land Acknowledgements? You can read more information at the kid-friendly links below! https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/what-is-a-land-acknowledgment https://fncaringsociety.com/SpiritBear https://native-land.ca/ https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/explore/indigenous *** CREDITS Created and Performed by: Peter Fernandes, Hailey Gillis, Qasim Khan, Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, and Jennifer Villaverde Executive Producer: Victor Pokinko Associate Producers: Matt Pilipiak and Fiona Sauder Production Assistant: Madeline Disera Edited by: Drew Thomas, Quinn Hoodless, and Adam Harris Music Production, Mixing, Mastering: Gary Honess and Kuhl Muzik Drums: Daniel Williston Dialogue Recording: Evan Burrison and CanArts Media Educational Consultant: Fiona Suliman Artwork: Carmen Jabier

It's science fair day at Stillwater School for Mosquitos! But first, Dinnn and the rest of the class get a lecture from fiery old Mr. Bluebottle, who warns about the dangers that await mosquitoes including their number one predator: dragonflies. The science fair begins and Dinnn is surprised: all the other exhibits are way up in a tree! Dinnn excitedly gets their exhibit ready on the ground where it's safe, but…will anybuggy come down to see it? *** Curious about Land Acknowledgements? You can read more information at the kid-friendly links below! https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/what-is-a-land-acknowledgment https://fncaringsociety.com/SpiritBear https://native-land.ca/ https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/explore/indigenous *** CREDITS Created and Performed by: Peter Fernandes, Hailey Gillis, Qasim Khan, Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, and Jennifer Villaverde Executive Producer: Victor Pokinko Associate Producers: Matt Pilipiak and Fiona Sauder Production Assistant: Madeline Disera Edited by: Drew Thomas, Quinn Hoodless, and Adam Harris Music Production, Mixing, Mastering: Gary Honess and Kuhl Muzik Drums: Daniel Williston Dialogue Recording: Evan Burrison and CanArts Media Educational Consultant: Fiona Suliman Artwork: Carmen Jabier

Welcome to the Lakeside Drive-In! In this episode, we meet Dinnn, the very last of 401 mosquito siblings born in a puddle in the parking lot of the Lakeside Drive-In Theatre. All the other little skeeters buzz up into the sky with ease, but Dinnn… not so much. The bug life at the Drive-In can be fun and full of wonder, but it can also be tough for a mosquito who chooses not to fly. *** Curious about Land Acknowledgements? You can read more information at the kid-friendly links below! https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/what-is-a-land-acknowledgment https://fncaringsociety.com/SpiritBear https://native-land.ca/ https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/explore/indigenous *** CREDITS Created and Performed by: Peter Fernandes, Hailey Gillis, Qasim Khan, Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, and Jennifer Villaverde Executive Producer: Victor Pokinko Associate Producers: Matt Pilipiak and Fiona Sauder Production Assistant: Madeline Disera Edited by: Drew Thomas, Quinn Hoodless, and Adam Harris Music Production, Mixing, Mastering: Gary Honess and Kuhl Muzik Drums: Daniel Williston Dialogue Recording: Evan Burrison and CanArts Media Educational Consultant: Fiona Suliman Artwork: Carmen Jabier

FIRST EPISODE LAUNCHES MARCH 14 as part of Bad Hats Theatre's March Break Digital Festival. A nature-adventure that asks young people to embrace differences and reframe them as strengths, while giving voice to a tiny flying creature that we humans disregard and often detest. The story's hero, Dinnn, faces numerous challenges related to their fear of flying: bullying, loneliness, anger, and self-doubt, all relatable and important topics pertinent to children and adults alike. Stillwater School for Mosquitos is adapted from the book The Mosquito Brothers by Griffin Ondaatje and is created and performed by The Mulligans. It is co-produced by The Mulligans and Bad Hats Theatre.