Underplayed Gems

Sing Me a Lullaby (2020)

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Directed by
Tiffany Hsiung
Country
Canada
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A filmmaker traces her mother's past in Taiwan. She looks for the family her mother was separated from as a child. The film follows her journey to find them.

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What happens

Sing Me a Lullaby is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Tiffany Hsiung and released in 2020. 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. The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named winner of the Share Her Journey award. The film was subsequently also announced as a nominee for Best Short Film at the 2020 Directors Guild of Canada awards. The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films. The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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