Movies and TvShows featuring "chinese-canadian" theme.

A thirteen-year-old girl named Mei Lee is torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the changes of adolescence. And as if the challenges were not enough, whenever she gets overly excited she transforms into a giant red panda. In 2002, Mei hides her personal interests from her strict mother, including her crush on a local convenience store clerk and being a fan of a boy band. One day, she wakes up transformed into a red panda and discovers that she only transforms when she is in a state of high emotion. Mei's parents explain that this transformation has been passed down through generations and that it needs to be sealed in a talisman during a ritual. Mei's friends discover her transformation and help her control it. They secretly raise money for concert tickets, exploiting Mei's red panda form. However, the concert falls on the same night as Mei's ritual. Mei decides to keep her powers and attends the concert, causing her mother to transform into a kaiju-sized red panda and disrupt the concert. Mei and her mother argue but eventually reconcile and mend their bond.

In Gunless, an American gunslinger accidentally shoots a member of the Northwest Mounted Police while avoiding capture. He winds up in a small Canadian town and must find a way to fit in while being pursued by the Mounties and the town sheriff. Along the way, he forms unexpected friendships and challenges the status quo.

Bao is an animated short film that tells the story of a Chinese-Canadian woman who is struggling with empty nest syndrome. After making a batch of dumplings, she is startled when one of them comes to life. The dumpling grows into a baby boy and she raises him as her own. However, as he grows older, she struggles with letting him go and eventually learns to let him live his own life.

Iron Road is a TV mini-series set in 19th century Canada, where a young Chinese girl disguises herself as a boy to work on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Along the way, she faces numerous challenges and forms unexpected alliances.

Strange Empire is a TV show set in the Canadian Wild West during the late 1860s. It follows the story of a group of strong and resilient women who navigate the challenges of the era, including racism, power struggles, and the fight for survival in a harsh environment.

Jade, a young Chinese-Canadian woman, struggles to balance her traditional Chinese values with her aspirations of becoming an actress. She faces cultural clashes, family expectations, and the challenges of dating and relationships. As she auditions for acting roles and explores her sexuality, Jade learns to embrace her individuality and find happiness on her own terms.

A poor but feisty Chinese woman, disguised as a boy, joins the railroad crew in the Rocky Mountains to search for her long-lost father, and falls in love with the son of the railroad tycoon.

Filmed at the Wing Fong Farm in Ontario, this documentary follows the tilling, planting and harvesting of Asian vegetables destined for Chinese markets and restaurants. On 80 acres of land, Lau King-Fai, her son and a half-dozen migrant Mexican workers care for the plants. For Yeung Kwan, her son, the farm represents personal and financial independence. For his mother, it is an oasis of peace. For the Mexican workers, it provides jobs that help support their children back home.

Young Chinese-Canadian Susan Yee gives a tour of Montreal.

After the near death of her grandfather, Chinese Canadian filmmaker Michelle Wong embarks on a personal journey back home to her small town of St. Paul, Alberta to speak to her grandparents about their journey from China to Canada.

This documentary tells the story of a Chinese cemetery in BC that became a National Heritage site. For Chinese pioneers who died in Canada, Victoria's Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point was a temporary resting place until their bones could be returned home. (Traditional Chinese belief says that the soul of a person who dies in a foreign place wanders lost until their bones are returned home.) This film traces the rich history of the Vancouver Island cemetery from controversy and neglect to its revival as a historic site. Told by those closest to it, the story of Harling Point is a metaphor for Canada, a country still working on making a home for all who live within its borders.

A mother remembers her brother as her son comes to terms with his partner.

Part music video and part documentary, Off to the Races is a new arrangement of the classic Erhu song, Horse Race. The film is a collaboration between the Calgary Chinese Orchestra, filmmaker Vicki Van Chau, and music producer Warren Tse. Through an open call process, the film features 72 participants from the global music community playing with the members of the Calgary Chinese Orchestra, in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Small Pleasures is a feature film in 35 mm colour about two young women who have recently come to Toronto from China in the fateful spring of 1989. SALLY and ZHAO have different approaches to life in the West. Sally has always dreamt of coming to the west …

Lost Years is a documentary film that examines the hardships faced by Chinese immigrants during the period of Chinese head tax and exclusion in Canada. It sheds light on their struggles, challenges, and contributions to the country's development. The film also highlights the discrimination, racism, and injustice that Chinese immigrants endured during this time.