Mina Shum

Mina Shum (沈小艾; pinyin: Shěn Xiǎoyì) (born 1966 in Hong Kong) is an award-winning independent Canadian filmmaker. She wrote and directed 3 feature films, numerous shorts and created two site specific video installations. Her features, Double Happiness and Long Life, Happiness and 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 Fim 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.