A film directed by Contemporary Asian Studies (CAS) Alum, Betty Xie, and filmed and produced by current CAS student David Wang along with UofT alums Lisa Qiu, Jessie Lau and Yang Zeng, has made a splash since winning the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival  2013 Reel Asian Pitch Prize.

The project, sponsored in part by the Asian Institute, is a documentary about identity, nationhood and the sense of belonging. Since filming in May 2014, it premiered at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival in November 2014,  and has won the Air Canada Short Film Award, securing itself an audience aboard Air Canada flights in 2015. The film has also been invited to screen as an official selection at the upcoming American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund. The film was also featured in U of T Magazine. Read the article here.