Riceboy Sleeps: settling in a new land

Vancouver-based filmmaker Anthony Shim whose new feature Riceboy Sleeps is gaining critical acclaim and winning awards. His South Korean family moved to Canada when he was a child and their experiences have helped to inspire Riceboy Sleeps which is featuring at the NZ International Film Festival . Anthony Shim has written and directed the film which is his second feature, he also has a background in acting. Riceboy Sleeps is about a single mother So-young who is bringing up her son Dong-hyun in a Vancouver suburb, and canvases their cultural challenges and the common immigrant struggles to provide a better life in a new country. The film's awards include this year's Canadian Screen Awards' nod for Best Original Screenplay.