DOUBLE HAPPINESS

Jade Li, a cheeky Chinese Canadian woman, seeks double happiness, a way to keep loving her family deeply, while exploring the possibilities and the pain of a young woman growing up in the nineties. Jade is irreverent, cheeky and daring. When her family decides she's old enough to date, the matchmaking begins and Jade is set up with Andrew, a handsome Chinese lawyer. Afraid of being disowned by her father, Jade agrees to this arrangement, especially if it means the family leaves her alone to pursue her passion of acting. But complications arise when she meets Mark, a white university student. As their heated relationship escalates, Jade struggles to keep Mark at arm's length, wanting to maintain the balance of her two worlds. She must answer the question she's been trying to avoid: you've got one five to live, what's is gonna be?

"I felt it was important to create a new type of female hero. One who's smart, irreverent, but is also vulnerable to her heart and ambitions. She's goofy at times, and can even be down right mean. But Jade is the type of hero that has been affected by her environment; she has not come out unscathed. Yet she's just trying to get by, find love and her place in the world. " (Mina Shum).

Director and screenplay: Mina Shum.
Director of photography: Peter Wunstorf.
Art director: Michael Bjiornson.
Editor: Allison Grace.
Music: Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Pianet.
Cast and characters: Sandra Oh (Jade Li), Alannah Ong (la madre), Stephen Chang (il padre), Frances You (Pearl Li), Johnny Mah (Andrew Chau), Callum Rennie (Mark), Donald Fong (Sau Wan Chin), Claudette Carracedo, Barbara Tse, Nathan Fong.
Producer: Steve Hegyes, Rose Lam Waddell.
Produzione e vendita all'estero: First Generation Films Inc., 3738 Norfolk Street, Suite 410, Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 4U4, Canada, tel. +1604-6663838, fax +16046661569.