Sing Me a Lullaby is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Tiffany Hsiung and released in 2020.[1] 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.[1]

Sing Me a Lullaby
Film poster
Directed byTiffany Hsiung
Written byTiffany Hsiung
Produced byTiffany Hsiung
CinematographyTiffany Hsiung
Eugene Weis
Jason Lee Wong
Edited byRicardo Acosta
Xi Feng
Music byTom Third
Production
company
Golden Nugget Productions
Release date
  • September 15, 2020 (2020-09-15) (TIFF)
Running time
29 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] where it was named winner of the Share Her Journey award.[3] The film was subsequently also announced as a nominee for Best Short Film at the 2020 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[4]

The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[5] The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[6]

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