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2020 Canadian short documentary film

Sing Me a Lullaby
Film poster
Directed by	Tiffany Hsiung
Written by	Tiffany Hsiung
Produced by	Tiffany Hsiung
Cinematography	Tiffany Hsiung Eugene Weis Jason Lee Wong
Edited by	Ricardo Acosta Xi Feng
Music by	Tom Third
Production company	Golden Nugget Productions
Release date	September 15, 2020 (2020-09-15) (TIFF)
Running time	29 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Sing Me a Lullaby is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Tiffany Hsiung and released in 2020. The film documents Hsiung's efforts to locate and reconnect with her mother's birth family in Taiwan, following her mother's separation from her parents and adoption in childhood.

The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named winner of the Share Her Journey award. The film was subsequently also announced as a nominee for Best Short Film at the 2020 Directors Guild of Canada awards.

The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films. The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.

References

^ Rouven Linnarz, "Short Film Review: Sing Me a Lullaby (2020) by Tiffany Hsiung". Asian Film Pulse, September 13, 2020.
Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series". Screen Daily, August 25, 2020.
Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 20, 2020.
"Directors Guild of Canada reveals feature, doc and short film nods". RealScreen, September 22, 2020.
Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020". Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020.
Kim Izzo, "Canadian Screen Award winners for non-fiction categories revealed". RealScreen, May 17, 2021.

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v t e Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Short Documentary
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