 From the jungles of the Congo to the university laboratory, ROUGH & TUMBLE: TAKING PLAY SERIOUSLY features the essential role of play for gorillas, dogs, dolphins and rats, and reveals how necessary it is for the healthy development of children. Through play, we learn the rules of social behavior and how to bond with others. We develop our imaginations as we improve our physical and emotional well-being. ROUGH & TUMBLE reminds us of the joy and connection we experience playing, both as kids and as adults, and encourages us to get out and have fun!  Director Yuri Makino Yuri Makino’s award-winning films have screened nationally and internationally, on public television and in museums. Her previous fiction and documentary films examine cultural borders and the experiences of women living in these liminal spaces. Her current work explores the importance of human play from the perspective of scientists studying animal play. She is co-directing a feature documentary about communities restoring healthcare to its noble mission by taking control away from entities designed to profit from our sickness. https://www.takingplayseriously.com
She is an Associate Professor in the School of Theatre, Film & Television and an Interim Associate Dean in the College of Fine Arts at the University of Arizona. For her films she has been awarded an AIR Resilience Grant, a RII Research Production Grant, a Confluence Center Innovation & Collaboration Grant, and two Hanson FilmTV production grants from the University of Arizona; an Emerging Artist Grant from the Contemporary Forum at the Phoenix Museum; the Roy W. Dean Grant; and an Arizona Commission on the Arts Visual Fellowship. She is also a 2023-24 Udall Center Fellow. Yuri received a M.F.A. from New York University in Filmmaking and a B.A. with Highest Honors in Film Studies and in German Studies at UC Santa Barbara.
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