Sing Me a Lullaby
Sing Me a Lullaby is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Tiffany Hsiung and released in 2020.[1] The film documents Hsiung's efforts to locate and reconnect with her mother's birth family in Taiwan, following her mother's separation from her parents and adoption in childhood.[1]
Sing Me a Lullaby | |
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Directed by | Tiffany Hsiung |
Written by | Tiffany Hsiung |
Produced by | Tiffany Hsiung |
Cinematography | Tiffany Hsiung Eugene Weis Jason Lee Wong |
Edited by | Ricardo Acosta Xi Feng |
Music by | Tom Third |
Production company | Golden Nugget Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 29 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] where it was named winner of the Share Her Journey award.[3] The film was subsequently also announced as a nominee for Best Short Film at the 2020 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[4]
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[5] The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[6]
References
- Rouven Linnarz, "Short Film Review: Sing Me a Lullaby (2020) by Tiffany Hsiung". Asian Film Pulse, September 13, 2020.
- Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series". Screen Daily, August 25, 2020.
- Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 20, 2020.
- "Directors Guild of Canada reveals feature, doc and short film nods". RealScreen, September 22, 2020.
- Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020". Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020.
- Kim Izzo, "Canadian Screen Award winners for non-fiction categories revealed". RealScreen, May 17, 2021.
External links
- Sing Me a Lullaby at IMDb
- Sing Me a Lullaby at CBC Short Docs
- Sing Me a Lullaby at The New Yorker
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