RICEBOY SLEEPS

WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY: ANTHONY SHIM

Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind, but their relationship becomes fractured over time as they struggle with various racial and cultural challenges.


2022 | FORMAT: SUPER 16MM | KODAK 7219 500T | RUNTIME: 1:57 | ASPECT RATIO: 4:3 + 16:9

  • Toronto International Film Festival

    FIN Atlantic Film Festival

    Vancouver International Film Festival

    Busan International Film Festival

    Calgary International Film Festival

    Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival

    Windsor International Film Festival

    South Western International Film Festival

    Reel Asian Toronto International Film Festival

    San Diego Asian Film Festival

    Marrakech International Film Festival

    Red Sea International Film Festival

    Kerala International Film Festival

    World Film Festival of Bangkok

    Palm Springs International Film Festival

    Reel Canadian Film Festival

    Victoria Film Festival

    Invermere Film Festival

    Available Light Film Festival

    Seattle Asian American Film Festival

    Glasgow Film Festival

    Miami Film Festival

    Cleveland International Film Festival

    Bengaluru International Film Festival

    Hawaii International Film Festival

    Minneapolis Saint Paul International Film Festival

    Maine International Film Festival

    Milwaukee Film Festival

    Independent Film Festival Boston

    Sydney Film Festival

    Maine International Film Festival

    Taipei Film Festival

    New Zealand International Film Festival

    Durban International Film Festival

    Toronto Outdoor Picture Show

    Festival Internacional de Cine de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

    Cheltenham International Film Festival

    Athens International Film Festival

    ScreenShot Asian Film Festival

    Hong Kong Asian Film Festival

    London Korean Film Festival

    Lost Weekend Film Festival (USA)

    Brisbane International Film Festival

    Cinema Heritage International Film Festival

    Tromsø International Film Festival

  • Toronto International Film Festival - Platform Prize (winner)

    Vancouver International Film Festival - Best Canadian Film (winner) & Northern Lights Audience Award (winner)

    Busan International Film Festival - Flash Forward Audience Award (winner)

    Calgary International Film Festival - RBC Emerging Canadian Artist Award (nominated)

    Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival - Outstanding Canadian Feature Film (winner)

    Windsor International Film Festival - WIFF Prize in Canadian Film (winner)

    Reel Asian Toronto International Film Festival - Reel Asian Best Canadian Feature Film (winner) & Outstanding Performer in a Canadian Feature Film (winner - Ethan Hwang)

    San Diego Asian Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature Award (winner) & Audience Award (winner)

    Marrakech International Film Festival - Best Actress Award (winner - Choi Seung-yoon)

    World Film Festival of Bangkok - Lotus Award (nominated)

    Palm Springs International Film Festival - Youth Cineaste Award (winner)

    Reel Canadian Film Festival - Favorite Film of the Festival (winner)

    Invermere Film Festival - Audience Award (winner)

    Seattle Asian American Film Festival - Narrative Feature Jury Award (winner) & Audience Choice Favorite Narrative Feature (winner)

    Glasgow Film Festival - Audience Award (winner)

    Miami Film Festival - Knight Marimbas Award (nominated)

    Americana Film Festival (Barcelona) - Audience Fiction Award (winner) & ACCEC Critic Award (winner)

    Cleveland International Film Festival - International Narrative Competition (nominated)

    Minneapolis Saint Paul International Film Festival - Audience Choice Fiction Feature Award (winner)

    Durban International Film Festival - Best Feature Film (winner) & Best Actress (winner - Choi Seung-yoon)

    Cheltenham International Film Festival - Best Feature Film (winner)

    Athens International Film Festival - Special Mention (winner)

    Cinema Heritage International Film Festival (Paris) - Special Jury Prize (winner)

    Tromsø International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Award (winner), Don Quioxte Award (Honorable Mention)

    Directors Guild of Canada Awards 2022 - Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award (winner)

    Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2023 - Best Female Actor (winner - Choi Seung-yoon), Best BC Film (winner), Best BC Director (winner)

    Toronto Film Critics Association 2023 - Rogers Best Canadian Film Award (winner)

    Canadian Screen Awards 2023 - Original Screenplay (winner - Anthony Shim)

    Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2023 - FIPRESCI Award (winner)

    Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2023 - Best Screenplay (winner - Anthony Shim

  • Director: Anthony Shim

    Cast:
    Choi Seung-yoon
    Ethan Hwang
    Dohyun Noel Hwang
    Anthony Shim

    Cinematography: Christopher Lew

    Editing: Anthony Shim

    Executive Producers:
    Matt Kerr
    Charlie Kerr
    Giuliana Bertuzzi

    Producers:
    Rebecca Steele
    Bryan Demore
    Anthony Shim

    Co-Producer: Andrea Agur

    Production Companies:
    Lonesome Heroes Productions
    Kind Stranger Productions
    A Lasting Dose Productions

    Production Designer: Louisa Birkin

    Screenplay: Anthony Shim

    Sound: Matt Drake

    Original Score: Andrew Yong Hoon Lee

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