Ruthful (2023)
29m
Running Time
June 24, 2023Release Date
Plot.
When a Chinese-Canadian college student returns home to Toronto, she visits a Hong Kong cafe she frequented during her childhood. Through eating the food, she is suddenly able to relive suppressed memories of her deceased grandmother. Now she must confront their multifaceted relationship and her own identity to find her peace.
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Cast & Crew.
Jennifer Tan
Ruth Lum
Kang Sheung Ho
Poh Poh
Sandra Wong
Mother Lum
Yi-Jin Chun
Ken Lum
Jocelyn Au-Yeung
Director
Amy Lee
Waiter #1
Ariane Nopra
Director
Michelle Cheung
Voice of Waiter #1
Anna Spencer
Producer
Anastacia Chen
Young Ruth
Alex Dashwood
Editor
Andrew Quach
Editor
Belinda Karman Lam
Auntie May
Daniela Lasso-Neufeldt
Gaffer
Jaelin Marano
Sound Designer / Sound Mixer / Sound Effects Editor / Boom Operator / Foley / ADR Supervisor
Lina Cunningham-Bracht
Sound Designer / Sound Mixer / Sound Effects Editor / Boom Operator / ADR Supervisor
Adriana Solis Lozano
Associate Producer
Alex Mousavi
Driver / Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Howard Lui
Director of Photography
Cristela Alvaran
Executive Producer
@joeybabynyc
Executive Producer
The Lam Macinnes Family
Executive Producer
Desmond Fu
Executive Producer
Alfred Au-Yeung
Executive Producer
Coen Chap Yu Leung
Production Manager / Script Supervisor / Translator
Charlie Grosvenor
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
Enoch Cai
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
Miles Clarke
Grip
Daniela Fava
Grip
Brianna Wong
Sound Designer / Sound Editor / Sound Mixer / Sound Effects Editor / Recording Supervision / Boom Operator / Music / ADR...
Tania Habib
Sound Designer / Sound Mixer / Sound Effects Editor / Boom Operator / Foley Artist
Karensa McCarthy
Co-Art Director
Anna Xia
Co-Art Director
Samantha Dubeau
Assistant Art Director
Joshua Day
Production Assistant
Sophia Xavier Lee
Production Assistant
Karlie Rogers
Production Assistant
Brandon Nguyen
Sound Designer / Sound Effects Editor
Nimeesha Habib
Foley Artist
Justin Leung
Music
Carmen Au-Yeung
Driver
Kester Au-Yeung
Driver
Details.
Release DateJune 24, 2023
StatusReleased
Running Time29m
Budget$5,300
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
family
guilt
canada
east asian lead
chinese
acceptance
grief
loss
hong kong
regret
immigrant family
asian woman
immigrant life
chinese woman
food culture
self acceptance
toronto
cantonese
asian canadian
broken cantonese