Synopsis
After immigrating to Canada, Ming becomes a stay-at-home father while his career-driven wife, Fei, continues to pursue her dream as a First Officer in China. Struggling with societal pressure of being an unemployed man and a growing sense of inadequacy within his family, one day, Ming sees a lost flamingo named José. He decides to rescue the bird.
Production :
Laura Carnet and Yael Carnet
Distribution :
Les Films du 3 Mars
Contact :
Music :
Peter Lin
Sound designer :
Sharon Tseng
Screenplay :
Athena Han
Cast :
David Mao, Jian Ping Su, Shasha Pu, Eileen Tian and Oliver Zhao
Director :
Athena Han
Editing :
Athena Han
Cinematographer :
Christian Lai
Artistic direction :
Isobel Baker-Smith
In competition for :
Canadian Grand prize
Jury Award
FIPRESCI award
Audience award Official competition
Direction
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Athena HanBorn in Taipei, Taiwan, Athena graduated from the SFU Film Production program and was a mentee at VIFF 2019. As a Taiwanese-Canadian writer-director, she likes to tell stories exploring family dynamics, culture clashes, and self-identity. She has had experience directing in both Taiwan and Canada.
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