RECOMMENDED WATCH TIME, FOLLOWED BY EXCLUSIVE DIRECTOR Q&A:
OCT 18, 9:00 AM
PROGRAMMERS NOTES
Signal Fire is a gracefully quiet film about a first-generation Chinese Canadian man who accompanies his grandfather to the grave of a loved one. This film is seemingly simple but incredibly important. Though the two have difficulty communicating due to language barriers, Shin’s film communicates and highlights the import of holding on to one’s culture, especially when living in a country steeped in Eurocentric narratives.
Today this messaging has never been more true, as this film begs the question, if you don’t know where you come from, how will the ones who come after you?
Aisha Evelyna
Director:
Alice Shin
Alice Shin is a Korean filmmaker who received her formal film training at Nihon University, Japan. Since then, she has been working in Japan, Korea, the USA, and Canada as a director and producer. Having moved to Canada as a permanent resident, Alice’s work takes an interest in Asian-Canadian experiences.
CAST & CREDITS
Director
Alice Shin
Cinematographer
Tomasz Kurek
Producer
Alice Shin, Eiko Brown
Editor
Alice Shin
Principal Cast
Adam Chan, Aries Cheung, Laura Johnson
