• Riceboy Sleeps

    Directed by Anthony Shim
    Canada | 117 minutes | New Voices New Visions/Canadian Spotlight

In this touching drama set in the 1990s, a Korean single mother raises her son in the Canadian suburbs. Over the course of an especially tumultuous decade, both must navigate the difficulties of fitting in, growing apart, and attempting to find each other again.

film details

Director: Anthony Shim
Producers: Rebecca Steele, Bryan Demore, Anthony Shim
Screenwriter: Anthony Shim
Cinematographers: Chrsistopher Lew
Editor: Anthony Shim
Music: Andrew Yong Hoon Lee
Cast: Choi Seung-Yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Anthony Shim
Country: Canada
Language: In English and Korean with English subtitles
Year: 2022
Running Time: 117 minutes
Director Filmography: Daughter (2019)
Awards: Platform Prize, Toronto International Film Festival
Primary Company: Sphere Films
Contact Email: sales@sphere-films.com

guests in attendance

Anthony Shim, Choi Seung-yoon, Rebecca Steele, and Matthew Kerr are expected to be in attendance on January 8th, 9th, and 10th

awards

Young Cinesastes Award 

Film Festival 2023