The Girl with Big Feet: A Community Screening with Director Karin Lee

The Girl with Big Feet: A Community Screening with Director Karin Lee

Be among the first to see this poignant short film, followed by a conversation with award-winning director Karin Lee.

By Chinatown Storytelling Centre

Date and time

Friday, June 27 · 6 - 7pm PDT

Location

Chinatown Storytelling Centre

168 East Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6A 1T3 Canada

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

Be among the first to see The Girl with Big Feet, a new film by award-winning director Karin Lee.

Set in Barkerville during the Gold Rush, this poignant short film follows 7-year-old Foo-ling as she resists the traditional practice of foot binding in her new country Canada. Caught between her mother’s expectations for future marriage prospects, Foo-ling must prove that having big feet is the only way for her to shape her own path for a better future. Filmmaker Q & A to follow.


ABOUT THE FILMMAKER

Karin Lee 李嘉慈 is an award-winning writer, director, and producer whose films explore gender,sexuality, and the Chinese diaspora. A fourth-generation Chinese Canadian based in Vancouver, her work includes Made in China, Incorrigible, and Girl with Big Feet. She taught film, history and Asian Canadian studies at UBC and SFU.

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Chinatown Storytelling Centre

The Chinatown Storytelling Centre unleashes the power of storytelling, grounded in rigorous historical research, to engage audiences with narratives that inspire reflection, foster connections, and nurture identity. Our programs, educational field trips, and events serve as intergenerational bridges helping us make significant strides in our mission: “honouring the past, shaping the future.”

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