Chopsticks

During a team dinner filled with cultural expectations and etiquette, a young intern must impress his co-workers by proving that he is ‘Asian’ enough to fit in.

Josephine Ryu

Josephine is a design graduate with a deep interest in human experiences, communication, and storytelling. Over the past six years, she has worked in the games industry as both an artist and designer. With a longstanding love for films, Josephine is eager to apply her expertise in game design and storytelling to filmmaking.

Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #6 – BE MINDFUL – WESTCOAST TALES

MaMa

A filmmaker learns about talent and perseverance through an examination of his grandmother and her operatic ho...

8 min | Andy Wong | World Premiere | English, Canatonese

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The Prop Master’s Dream 道具大師的尋根夢

In a rapidly changing Vancouver Chinatown, master performer Rosa Cheng launches a ground-breaking project to r...

30 min | April Liu | World Premiere | English and Cantonese

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The Soccer Team From Chinatown

In the early 20th century, the Chinese Students Football Team overcame prejudice and adversity to win British ...

52 min | Andy Lin | World Premiere | English/Cantonese

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Credits

Ryan Anthony KwokSherry Zhuo

Trevor Lim, Elisha Shen, Isaac Leung

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This year, VAFF FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

Chopsticks

Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #6 – BE MINDFUL – WESTCOAST TALES

MaMa

The Prop Master’s Dream 道具大師的尋根夢

The Soccer Team From Chinatown

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