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My dad was the first person to introduce me to shadow puppets. When my sister and I were tiny kids, he would tuck us into bed, turn off the lights and then cast an image of a dog against the wall.

In a world where cruelty can flourish, maybe we need more puppets. They’re a “Trojan horse for empathy,” says Alex Vernon, half of the Baltimore-based puppet and filmmaking company Alex and Olmsted.