He thanked his mom for `being my mother` and for introducing him to the book he adapted, Christine Leunens's `Caging Skies,` before dedicating his win to Indigenous children around the world with aspirations to create art.`I dedicate this to all the Indigenous kids in the world who want to do art and dance and write stories,` he said. `We are the original storytellers and we can make it here, as well.`
Jojo is a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism as World War II continues to rage on.
