It Runs Deep presented by Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival presents four stories by Asian Canadian filmmakers about our deepest connections to family, friends, communities and the land. Whether addressing an urgency to document ancestral knowledge or search for kinship, these filmmakers delve into the craft through a relational and embodied practice. Reel Asian aims to support and nurture Asian creatives through the media arts. Stay updated on Reel Asian and its upcoming 25th annual film festival in November 2021. Learn more at reelasian.com
A daughter’s search for her mother’s birth parents in Taiwan unravels the complex tensions between love and sacrifice. Captured over 14 years and across two continents, this is a story about recovering familial history, healing inherited pain, and understanding that love comes in many forms.
- Year2020
- Runtime29 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Mandarin
- CountryCanada
- DirectorTiffany Hsiung
- ProducerTiffany Hsiung
- Executive ProducerLesley Birchard
- Co-ProducerPriscilla Galvez
- CinematographerJason Lee Wong, Eugene Weis, Tiffany Hsiung
- EditorXi Feng, Ricardo Acosta
- ComposerTom Third
It Runs Deep presented by Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival presents four stories by Asian Canadian filmmakers about our deepest connections to family, friends, communities and the land. Whether addressing an urgency to document ancestral knowledge or search for kinship, these filmmakers delve into the craft through a relational and embodied practice. Reel Asian aims to support and nurture Asian creatives through the media arts. Stay updated on Reel Asian and its upcoming 25th annual film festival in November 2021. Learn more at reelasian.com
A daughter’s search for her mother’s birth parents in Taiwan unravels the complex tensions between love and sacrifice. Captured over 14 years and across two continents, this is a story about recovering familial history, healing inherited pain, and understanding that love comes in many forms.
- Year2020
- Runtime29 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Mandarin
- CountryCanada
- DirectorTiffany Hsiung
- ProducerTiffany Hsiung
- Executive ProducerLesley Birchard
- Co-ProducerPriscilla Galvez
- CinematographerJason Lee Wong, Eugene Weis, Tiffany Hsiung
- EditorXi Feng, Ricardo Acosta
- ComposerTom Third