Mina Shum

Mina Shum born 1966 is an independent Canadian filmmaker She is a writer and director of awardwinning feature films numerous shorts and has created sitespecific 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