| Meditation Park | |
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| Directed by | Mina Shum |
| Written by | Mina Shum |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Peter Wunstorf |
| Edited by | Daria Ellerman |
| Music by | Andrew Lockington |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Meditation Park is a 2017 Canadian drama film directed by Mina Shum. The film opened the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival[1] and was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] Following in the footsteps of her previous work like Double Happiness, Meditation Park highlights director Shum's Chinese ancestry.[3] Notably, the film highlights stars Sandra Oh and Don McKellar. Shum's Meditation Park questions traditional gender roles and reveals difficulties associated with the immigrant experience. It debuted to positive reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival and opened in selected theatres on 9 March 2018.[4]
- ^ "Go See This: Meditation Park". Vancouver Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Toronto Film Festival's Canadian Content to Include New Margaret Atwood Adaptation". The Wrap. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Melnyk, G. (2014). Film and the city: The urban imaginary in Canadian cinema. Edmonton: AU Press.
- ^ "Cineplex.com - Cineplex News - Sandra Oh, Cheng Pei Pei and Don McKellar star in the EXCLUSIVE new trailer for Meditation Park". www.cineplex.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.