Description

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The humorous and magical tale of Eve, a precocious nine year old with an overactive imagination. Eve was born in the year of the Fire Horse, notorious among Chinese families for producing the most troublesome children. Her family begins suffering misfortunes when her mom (Vivian Wu of THE JOY LUCK CLUB, THE LAST EMPEROR) goes against superstition and cuts down the apple tree in the back yard. Eve decides only she can save her family, but her vivid imagination often lands her in trouble. After a visit by missionaries, Eve’s 11 year old sister becomes fascinated with Christianity, and drags Eve along with her to Sunday School. Soon the emaciated Jesus finds a place next to the fat, jolly Buddha on the family mantle-piece, and Eve’s confusion grows.

Caught between her authoritative sister's fantasies of sainthood and cultural confusion and her own sense of right and wrong, Eve faces the challenges of childhood with fanciful humor and wide-eyed wonder. Sometimes the most troublesome children are the ones that touch our hearts most deeply.

Cast

Vivian Wu as May Lin
Phoebe Jojo Kut as Eve
Hollie Lo as Karena
Lester Chit Man Chan as Frank

Festivals

FESTIVALS/AWARDS

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Special Jury Prize for World Cinema
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S DARYL DUKE SCREENWRITING AWARD - Winner, Feature Film Screenwriting
GENIE AWARDS (Canadian Academy Awards) - Winner, Claude Jutra Award for Best Direction on a First Feature Film, plus 5 nominations.
SAN DIEGO ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Best Narrative Feature
BENDFILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Best Female Actor, Phoebe JoJo Kut
NEW YORK ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Emerging Director Award
LEO AWARDS (B.C. Academy Awards) - Winner, Best Direction, Best Screenwriting, Best Production Design, Best Sound Design, Best Editing
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Most Popular Canadian Film
CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Winner, Best First Canadian Feature
WRITER'S GUILD OF CANADA TOP TEN AWARDS - Winner, Charles Israel Screenwriting Prize for Best Unproduced Screenplay

OTHER FESTIVALS
Toronto International Film Festival
SXSW Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Rotterdam Asian Film Festival
Durban Internnational Film Festival
Puchon International Film Festival
San Francsico Asian American Film Festival
MoMA screenings in New York
Hawaii International Film Fest
VC Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Fest (Centerpiece Film)
APA Film Fest in Washington DC (Closing Night Film)
Chicago Asian Film Fest
Seattle Asian American Film Fest
Calgary Film Fest
Atlantic Film Fest
Edmonton Film Fest
Montreal Film Fest
BendFilm Festival, opening film
Pittsburgh Silkscreen Festival
Disorient Film Festival

Production Credits & Notes

Writer/Director - Julia Kwan

Producers - Erik Paulsson, Yves J. Ma, and Shan Tam

Executive Producer - Thomas Brown
Assoc. Producers - Eunhee Cha & Julia Kwan
Production Manager - Michael Williams
Director of Photography - Nicolas Bolduc
Production Designer - Mary-Ann Liu
Costume Designer - Sandy Buck
Editor - Michael Brockington
Co-Editor - Kerry Davie
Casting - Susan Taylor Brouse
Original Music - Mychael Danna & Rob Simonsen
Sound Supervisor - Gashateb Ariana
Re-Rec Supervisor - Daniel Pellerin
Sound Designer - Velcrow Ripper