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Mina Shum
Born January 1, 1966 · Hong Kong (age 60)
Mina Shum (born 1966) is an independent Canadian filmmaker. She is a writer and director of award-winning feature films, numerous shorts and has created site-specific installations and theatre. Her features, Double Happiness, and Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity both premiered in the US at the Sundance Film Festival and Double Happiness won the Wolfgang Staudte Prize for Best First Feature at the…
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Whatcha Want · 2026Whatcha Want
2026
MovieMusicDrama
When a young trophy wife and recent immigrant from Hong Kong uncovers her wealthy husband's betrayal, she reignites her passion for dance, forcing her to choose between the life she was given and the liberation she longs for.
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity · 2002Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
★ 6.92002
MovieComedyDrama
Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho inexpertly tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects.
The Grocer's Wife · 1991The Grocer's Wife
★ 4.81991
MovieDramaRomance
A meek young man allows a stripper to stay in his house while his domineering mother is hospitalized.
Meditation Park · 2017Meditation Park
★ 6.62017
MovieDrama
A devoted wife and mother is forced to reassess her reverence for her husband after she finds another woman’s thong in his laundry.
Double Happiness · 1994Double Happiness
★ 6.51994
MovieComedyRomance
Jade Li is a feisty, 20-something Chinese Canadian, trying to achieve that happy medium between giving in to her parent's wishes and fulfilling her own needs and desires – double happiness. Naturally, something's got to give and when love beckons in the shape of Mark, a white university student, the façade of the perfect Chinese daughter begins to slip.
This Is AlwaysThis Is Always
Movie
The film, which is based on a successful Japanese television series Pure Soul from YTV, follows two forty-somethings who feel perfectly content living their lives free of commitment until they meet one another. When a tragic unforeseen incident turns their lives upside down, can they still be perfect for each other?
Drive, She Said · 1997Drive, She Said
★ 8.01997
MovieDrama
Nadine, a late 20's small town bank teller is stuck. Stuck at a job that's comfortable, but not very challenging. Stuck in a relationship of five years that's comfortable, but not very passionate. Stuck on the traditional path towards adulthood. But when Nadine is taken hostage in a dramatic bank heist gone wrong, her ordered life explodes in confusion.
Stress Position · 2013Stress Position
★ 4.52013
MovieDramaThriller
A psychological experiment between two friends spirals out of control. How bad could it be?
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