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StormBoyand afavorite, Leia, namedbecauseof
herverytufty ears,whichremindIzzy of the“Star
Wars” heroinePrincessLeia. Whenit’s timeto
releasethem,Izzy is sad but ready.
“I missthemsometimes,”she says. “Theyfeelhappyand safe in care.But Iknowthatthey’ve
gotmore of alife outsideof the koala hospital.”
Hermom addsthattheymustbereleasedso
theycan sustain the population.“Wehope not to
see themagain,”Ali Bee says.
And while“Izzy’s KoalaWorld”focuses on one
animal,Alibelievesitmakesthecasethatlooking
after animalsand the planetare intertwined.
“We’ve all gottobeaware that people,animals
and planet—we’reall so muchinterconnected.”
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ILLUSTRATIONBY SUBHAMROY,13, WESTBENGAL,INDIAASSOCIATEDPRESSLikealot of youngpeople,11-year-oldIzzy Bee
has aspecialbondwithanimals.Unlikealot of
youngpeople,she sharesit withone of the
planet’smostcuddly:koalas.
“It’shard to explain,”she says fromher home
in Australia. “When I’mwiththem, it’s justsortof
likereallycalming.Theysortoflikeunderstand
me in away.”
Izzy is showingthatunusualbondin the new
Netflix series“Izzy’s KoalaWorld,”which follows
the girl as she helpsher veterinarianmomand
takes careof the tree-climbingmarsupials.It
premieresTuesday.
“Theyall seemto gravitate towardher,” says
her mom,Ali. “They’re wildanimals.They’re
terrified. They needthatcalming,gentle,quiet,
lovingpresence.”
Izzy and her familylive on Magnetic Island,
whichis offthe east coastofAustralia and is
hometo hundredsof koalas.Theanimalsrely on
the eucalyptustree for habitatand food.They
sleep18 to 22 hoursaday.
Whenkoalas on the islandneedhelp,Izzy and
her familywelcome them into their animal
sanctuaryand nurture themuntilthey’re ready
to be releasedbackinto the wild.
“Do you needcuddlesthis morning?”she will
ask one in her care.She’s also learned sometricks
to discoverhow they’re feeling.“Youcan learna
lot fromlookingat theirpoop.”
Duringan interviewwithher dad and mom,
Izzycradledthe family’s latestpatient,a14-
month-oldfemalekoala they’venamedPump-
kin. Likemostofthe koalas theycare for,
Pumpkinwas orphanedand needshelpeating
and maturing.
Izzy checkson the koalas everyday,feeds them
and plays withthem.She plays withthemin her
bed,hugsthemwhilebrushingher teeth and
helpsthemclimb.Herdad callsher “the Koala
Whisperer.”
Izzy’s bondwithanimalsbeganearly.Five
weeksafter beingborn,she was in her mom’s
clinic. “She grewupwithwhatever [came]
throughthe door.Seeingthe connection between
peopleand theiranimalswas always something
thatshe was veryaware of,” her momsays.
Theseries followsIzzy as she caresfor a
processionof koalas —Chompy,Juliet, Twinkle,‘Koala Whisperer’ rescues furry orphans
ASSOCIATEDPRESSThenew Netflix series “Izzy's Koala
World”isabout Izzy Bee, 11, whohas a
talent for nurturing koalas at her
family’s animal sanctuaryinAustralia.Calpin
encefor an important and timely
documentary,and models how
cultural centerscan andshould
engagewiththeircommunities
aroundsocial issues,” Schreiber
said.
“Oursectorneeds to be pre-
sentatthis time,”Schreiberadd-
ed. “It’saway for performing arts
organizations to getstarted if
they’re not presentlyadvancing
social action initiatives,and to
deliver John Lewis’smessage
about theimportance of citizen
engagementand action on issues
of race, equityand voterpartici-
pation.”
Eachparticipating cultural
centerispromoting the film on
its website, wherepatronscan
rentthe film for $12,with $5
donated to the host organization.
(Patronshave30daystostartthe
film oncethey’verenteditand 72
hours to finish it once the
streaming starts.)Theycan reg-
ister for the virtual panel or can
viewitonNJPAC’s Facebook
page.
“Cultural centers have huge
constituencies, and manypa-
tronsare engagedand theywant
to knowmore,” Schreibersaid.
“The factthatwenow have 59
arts centers [involved] means
we’vestruckachord.”
[email protected]tion. This remindspeoplethat
government is made of some
selfless leaders whoreallyare
interested in the collective
good.”
Porter was delighted to work
withthe networkofcultural
centers to offer acollective —if
virtual —viewingexperience,
one she says Lewis wouldhave
loved.
“This idea of acollective view-
ing is unexpected and brilliant.It
shows the creativity of arts insti-
tutions,”she said. “I thinkwe’ve
seenhow much we needthe arts
these days. They are essential.
This confirmsthat.”
Thenational watch program
grewout of the NewJersey
Performing Arts Center’s
“Standingin Solidarity” initia-
tive, programslaunchedinre-
sponse to the social justice
activism thathas sweptthe
country thissummer.The ros-
ter of films anddiscussions
aimstohelp thecommunity
learn about the issues andtake
action to promoteracial equali-
ty.
Taking the film and panel
discussion to anationalaudience
madesensefor several reasons,
saidNJPAC president andchief
executiveJohn Schreiber.
“Itexpandsthe potential audi-photographs,rare video and can-
did conversations withLewis
andfellow politicians andactiv-
ists. It tracks theAlabamana-
tive’sriseinthe civil rights
movementand his long career in
Congress, whereheintroduced
the billcreating theNational
Museum of African American
Historyand Culture.
“Itcapturesthe personalityof
John Lewis,”said Bunch,
NMAAHC’s founding director.
“Insomewaysitiseasy to
capture the history,but [the
movie] captures the personality,
in away thathelpsus under-
standthe strengthofthis man.
Peopledidn’tknowhow funnyhe
was,how generoushewas.And
howhereally did go out of his
waytomakelife easierfor other
people.”
Thenational watch party of-
fershopeand possibilityata
timewhen the countryishurt-
ing,Portersaid.
“I’ve heardpeoplesaythings
like‘It’s healing. It’s abalm,’”
Porter said. “It’saunifyingkind
of film ...thatsaysyou canhave
ethicalleaders, people whoare
good, in government.We are in
thisperiod whenwe are doubt-
ing government as an institu-LEWISFROMC1Collective spotlight on John Lewis film
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“John Lewis:Good Trouble”isavailable to rent throughcultural institutionsacross the nation.