Sing Me a Lullaby is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Tiffany Hsiung and released in 2020.Rouven Linnarz, "Short Film Review: Sing Me a Lullaby (2020) by Tiffany Hsiung". Asian Film Pulse, September 13, 2020. The film documents Hsiung's efforts to locate and reconnect with her mother's birth family in Taiwan, following her mother's separation from her parents and adoption in childhood.
The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series". Screen Daily, August 25, 2020. where it was named winner of the Share Her Journey award.Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 20, 2020. The film was subsequently also announced as a nominee for Best Short Film at the 2020 Directors Guild of Canada awards."Directors Guild of Canada reveals feature, doc and short film nods". RealScreen, September 22, 2020.
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020". Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020. The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.Kim Izzo, "Canadian Screen Award winners for non-fiction categories revealed". RealScreen, May 17, 2021.
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Sing Me a Lullaby at CBC Short Docs Sing Me a Lullaby at The New Yorker