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SFFILM Festival

Mid-Length: “Sing Me a Lullaby” + “We Have One Heart”

Directed by Tiffany Hsiung

Canada | Mid-Lengths | 41

Ticket buyers and pass holders to this event will have access to stream the film within the indicated window of time. Views must be completed within 24 hours of starting. Viewing of the film is restricted geographically to the US only. The Q&A with cast and crew will play following the film credits. Visit our FAQ for more info.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Film Available to Stream

Fri, Apr 9 at 12:01 am – Sun, Apr 18 at 11:59 pm PST

Description

Ru Wen last saw her parents when she was five years old. She resisted searching for them for the next four decades, until her filmmaker daughter, Tiffany, started asking questions. Spanning 14 years, this documentary chronicles Tiffany’s travels to Taiwan in search of lost family.

Screens with:

We Have One Heart
In this animated documentary, Adam discovers a cache of his parents’ letters while going through his late mother’s belongings. They hint at a family secret: Hundreds of miles away, his father may still be alive.
(Katarzyna Warzecha, Poland 2020, 11 min)

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Director Tiffany Hsiung

Tiffany Hsiung is a Toronto-based filmmaker who made her documentary feature debut with the Peabody Award-winning The Apology (2016). Sing Me a Lullaby, her latest work, won the Toronto International Film Festival’s Share Her Journey Award, the Directors Guild of Canada’s Best Short Film Award, DOC NYC’s Best Short Documentary Award, and other honors.

Film Details

Language English, Mandarin

Year 2020

Premiere California

Runtime 41

Country Canada

Director Tiffany Hsiung

Producer Tiffany Hsiung, Priscilla Galvez

Executive Producer Tiffany Hsiung, Jean Tsien

Editor Xi Feng, Ricardo Acosta

Cinematographer Jason Lee Wong, Eugene Weis, Tiffany Hsiung

Music Tom Third

Cast Wendy Tan, Tiffany Hsiung