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Does it make me naive

Amanda Sum, Sam Tudor, Sam Lynch, Jenny Lee-Gilmore, Miranda MacDougall, Maiko Yamamoto, Derek Kwan, Jamie King, Mayumi Yoshida, Shana Wolfe, Emma Pollard, Sophia Wolfe, and Jo Hirabayashi.

Amanda Sum is an artist who dances between multiple disciplines. The music video for her song, Different Than Before, was JUNO-nominated for Music Video of the Year (2023) and won the SXSW Music Video Jury Award (2023). Sum works in theatre as a creator, actor and producer, in music as a recording artist, and in film as a producer, director and choreographer.

Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #5 – BE DIFFERENT – WESTCOAST TALES

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Credits
  • Director(S)
  • Amanda Sum, Sam Tudor, Sam Lynch, Jenny Lee-Gilmore, Miranda MacDougall, Maiko Yamamoto, Derek Kwan, Jamie King, Mayumi Yoshida, Shana Wolfe, Emma Pollard, Sophia Wolfe, and Jo Hirabayashi.
  • Year
  • Length
  • Screenwriter
  • 2024
  • 19 Mins
  • Amanda Sum
  • Producer
Amanda Sum
  • Editor
  • Cinematographer
  • Lula-Belle Jedynak, Sam Tudor, Sam Lynch, Lukáš Hyrman, Oliver Smith, Jared Putnam, Mayumi Yoshida, Jo Hirabayashi, Sophia Wolfe
  • Principal Cast
Amanda Sum
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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.

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