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Jia

2020 10 min
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A young Chinese-Canadian couple is visiting family in Wuhan, epicentre of the virus, at the very moment the pandemic is declared. Interviewing his subjects in a novel socially distanced mode, director Weiye Su explores the culturally specific concept of Jia—an idea evoking family or home that acquires sharp new meaning during COVID times.

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    The Curve is the pulse of our nation, beating in its own time during this unprecedented time. Our creators, with their talent and insight, are bringing to life the voices of Canadians touched by COVID-19, both near and far. The Curve is an online destination where these experiences will be expressed in animation, documentary and digital storytelling formats.

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A young Chinese-Canadian couple is visiting family in Wuhan, epicentre of the virus, at the very moment the pandemic is declared. Interviewing his subjects in a novel socially distanced mode, director Weiye Su explores the culturally specific concept of Jia—an idea evoking family or home that acquires sharp new meaning during COVID times.
  • writer
    Weiye Su
  • director
    Weiye Su
  • participation
    Jun Wang
    Xin Wan
    Ryan Wang
  • producer
    Jon Montes
  • executive producer
    David Christensen
  • director of photography
    George Hupka
    Darryl Kesslar
  • editor
    Xi Feng
  • sound design
    Christine Fellows
  • music
    Christine Fellows
  • sound recordist
    Tracy Westgard
  • location manager
    Julia Fullerton
  • assistant editor
    George Hupka
  • translator
    Yujing Tian
  • title designer
    Cynthia Ouellet
  • online editor
    Serge Verreault
  • mixer
    Luc Léger
  • production supervisor
    Esther Viragh
  • technical coordinator
    Luc Binette
  • studio operations manager
    Darin Clausen
  • studio administrator
    Devon Supeene
  • production coordinator
    Jessica Smith
  • marketing manager
    Johanna Lessard
  • publicist
    Katja De Bock
  • legal counsel
    Christian Pitchen

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