• Own Voice

Me, Mom and Mona

Director Mina Shum
Year 1993
Run Time 20min
Genre Documentary
In this evocative documentary, the women of the Shum family share in a discussion that reveals the impact of conflicting values on their lives.

Director

Mina Shum

Vancouver-based Shum is best-known for her feature films Double Happiness and Meditation Park, both starring Sandra Oh. Her documentary Ninth Floor was on TIFF’s 2015 list of Canada’s top ten films. Other features include Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity; and Drive, She Said. Most recently, she has directed episodes of Frankie Drake Mysteries, Murdoch Mysteries and October Faction. She is currently directing the feature One (Nine).

Writer

Mina Shum

Cast

Mina Shum

Producers

Stephen Hegyes, Mina Shum

Genre

Documentary

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences

Original Language

English