After immigrating to Canada, Ming becomes a stay-at-home father while his career-driven wife, Fei, continues to pursue her dream as a First Officer in China. Struggling with societal pressure of being an unemployed man and a growing sense of inadequacy within his family, one day, Ming sees a lost flamingo named José. He decides to rescue the bird.
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Athena HanBorn in Taipei, Taiwan, Athena graduated from the SFU Film Production program and was a mentee at VIFF 2019. As a Taiwanese-Canadian writer-director, she likes to tell stories exploring family dynamics, culture clashes, and self-identity. She has had experience directing in both Taiwan and Canada. Her short films have been showcased in numerous festivals such as the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Taiwan’s Golden Harvest Award, and the Los Angeles Asian Film Festival. She has also received awards such as the A&E Short Filmmaker Award for Best Film and the Shaw Media Fearless Female Director Award. In May 2023, her short film for Language We Know was selected by the Aesthetical Film Festival and the Cannes Independent Film Festival. Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, the BC Arts Council, and the National Film Board, Athena just completed her next short film, Sitting Bird. It is selected for Telefilm’s Not Short on Talent showcase at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Currently,
she’s in the initial development and research phase for her first feature film script.