Short Film Program

Dir. Athena Han Collection

Screening Time: Sunday, Sept. 10th, 4:30 PM

Including Post Screening Director Q&A!

Home (家)

Directed By: Athena Han

2013 | 17 Min | Official Selection for 2013 Whistler Film Festival, 2013 Montreal World Film Festival, 2014 Golden Harvest Award Short Film Festival

Two Taiwanese girls fly back to their hometown Taipei for an annual family visit. The trip starts out joyful with the embrace of family love; however, it becomes unbearable when a disturbing truth is uncovered.

Bunny Man

Directed By: Athena Han

2018 | 8 Min | Official Selection 2018 Vancouver Asian Film Festival, 2019 Vancouver Short Film Festival

Over a meal at a Chinese restaurant, four Taiwanese friends discussion over the differences between FOB (fresh off the boat) and CBC (Canadian-born Chinese) grows heated when a mysterious Bunny mascot enters.

HeyYu

Directed By: Athena Han

2020 | 7 Min | Official Selection 2021 Seattle American Film Festival

Locked down at home with a nagging phone call from his parents and a deadline to make an anniversary sign, Kent notices his goldfish have mysteriously multiplied.

Language We Know

Directed By: Athena Han

2023 | 1 Min | Commercial for Costal Football Club

A newly immigrated Korean girl goes to her first soccer practice in Canada.

Director Biography

Athena Han

Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Athena graduated from the SFU Film Production program and was a mentee at Vancouver International Film Festival 2019. Being a Taiwanese-Canadian writer-director, she likes to tell stories that explore family dynamics, culture clashes, and self-identity. She has had experience directing in both Taiwan and Canada. Her films have been showcased in numerous film festivals such as Cinequest, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Taiwan’s Golden Harvest Award, Whistler Film Festival, and Los Angeles Asian Film Festival. She has also received awards such as A&E Short Filmmaker Award for Best Film and Shaw Media Fearless Female Director Award. During the pandemic, she made the short Hey Yú as part of a charity anthology film with the French VOD platform Outbuster. In May 2023, her commercial work for Coastal FC Language We Know was also just released. Athena is now currently in the development of her first feature film Precious Yellow Metals and in pre-production for her next short film Sitting Bird.