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Dim Sum (A Little Bit of Heart)

Documentarist Jane Wong films her mother and two Chinese friends as they discuss their lives and experiences as émigrés living in Liverpool.

Short documentary 2002 38 mins

Director: Jane Wong

Rent for £2.50

Overview

This beautifully insightful and joyful documentary describes life in Britain from the rarely-represented perspective of three Chinese women who chose to settle, work and raise their families in the UK. Jane Wong, a National Film & Television School graduate, filmed her Chinese mother and friends, Wah So and Linda Xa, going about their daily business in a Chinese grocery in Liverpool.

Director

Jane Wong

Featuring

Wah So , Marietta Wong and Linda Xa

Genres

Short documentary and Student film

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rent for £3.50

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