''One Big Hapa Family'' is a 2010 live-action/animated documentary film directed by Canadian director
Jeff Chiba Stearns
Jeff Chiba Stearns is a Canadian independent animation and documentary filmmaker who works in traditional and computer-based techniques.
Biography
Chiba Stearns was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, of European and Japanese heritage. He is a ...
. The documentary explores aspects that influence most Japanese-Canadians to marry inter-racially and how the mixed Japanese generation perceives its multiracial identity.
Awards and nominations
Awards
*2010 NFB Best Canadian Film and Video Award: Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
*2010 Closing Night Film:
Vancouver Asian Film Festival
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia for about 4–5 days in November. Launching in 1996, it is Canada’s oldest Asian film festival, exhibiting films and videos by North Amer ...
*2011 Opening Night Film: DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
*2011 Best Documentary Award: Trail Dance Film Festival
*2011 Opening Night Film: AmérAsia International Film Festival
*2011 Closing Film: Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival
*2011 Rising Star Award – Documentary Competition: Canada Film Festival
*2011 Edith Lando Peace Prize: Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth
*2011 Special Jury Award, Documentary: Outstanding Cinematography: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
*2011 Special Jury Award, Documentary: Outstanding Editing: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
*2011 Best Film Featuring a Person with a Mixed Background: Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival 2011
*2011 Best Historically Accurate Depiction of the Mixed Experience: Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival 2011
Nominations
*2011 Nominated for Best Multicultural: Yorkton Film Festival
*2011 Nominated for Best Short Documentary Program: Leo Awards 2011
*2011 Nominated for Best Screenwriting in a Documentary Program or Series: Leo Awards 2011
*2011 Nominated for Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series: Leo Awards 2011
*2011 Nominated for Best Musical Score in a Documentary Program or Series: Leo Awards 2011
References
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2010 animated films
2010 films
2010 documentary films
Canadian animated documentary films
Films about Japanese Canadians
Documentary films about race and ethnicity
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films
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