RICEBOY SLEEPS
About
Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada.Screening of the award-winning film Riceboy Sleeps. Numerous Canadian films have addressed the trauma of immigrating to this country, but few have been as emotionally devastating as Anthony Shim’s moving Riceboy Sleeps. After losing her husband, So-young relocates to Canada in the 1990s with their young son in tow. Dong- hyun is brutally bullied by his classmates. At work, So-young battles loneliness and racist and sexist comments. As they negotiate with their separate circumstances, the rift between mother and son grows. The feature will be preceded by a trailer for new local feature film Such a
Vivid Imagination. Q&A with local production designers Louisa Birkin and Jenny Bowers on their vision for their respective films.
Date
Friday 21 March 2025 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM (UTC+00)Location
Lansdown Hall & Gallery
Lansdown, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 1BB
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