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Mina Shum (b. 1966)

Alias:
Sam Siu-ngaaih
Shen Xiao'ai
沈小艾

Birthplace:
Hong Kong

Born:
January 1, 1966

Biography from TheMovieDB

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 Berlin Film Festival and the Audience Award at Torino. She was director resident at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto. She was also a member of an alternative rock band called Playdoh Republic.

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Film Production

Assistant Director:
1991  The Grocer's Wife

Casting:
1991  The Grocer's Wife

Director:
1991  The Grocer's Wife
1994  Double Happiness
1997  Drive, She Said
2002  Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
2003  Mob Princess
2015  Ninth Floor
2017  Meditation Park
2021  ONE NINE
????  This Is Always

Executive Producer:
1991  The Grocer's Wife
1994  Double Happiness
1997  Drive, She Said
2002  Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
2003  Mob Princess
2015  Ninth Floor
2017  Meditation Park
2021  ONE NINE
????  This Is Always

Producer:
1991  The Grocer's Wife
1994  Double Happiness
1997  Drive, She Said
2002  Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
2003  Mob Princess
2015  Ninth Floor
2017  Meditation Park
2021  ONE NINE
????  This Is Always

Writer:
1991  The Grocer's Wife
1994  Double Happiness
1997  Drive, She Said
2002  Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
2003  Mob Princess
2015  Ninth Floor
2017  Meditation Park
2021  ONE NINE
????  This Is Always

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TV Production

Director:
1998  Da Vinci's Inquest
2002  Bliss
2003  Romeo!
2005  Noah's Arc
2008  Murdoch Mysteries
2017  The Good Doctor
2020  October Faction

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