{"title":"Alice Il Shin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1477\/7020\/files\/Alice_Shin.png?v=1785963667\" alt=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALICE IL SHIN 신일\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Korean filmmaker who received her formal film training at Nihon University, Japan. Since then, she has been working as a director, producer, and editor on film projects in Japan, Korea, and Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice’s work takes an interest in Asian-Canadian experiences similar to her own. Her debut Canadian short film, \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/aliceshin.com\/harus-new-year\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHaru’s New Year (2018)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, was shown at film festivals worldwide with numerous awards, while her elegiac short film \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/aliceshin.com\/signal-fire\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignal Fire (2019)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was hosted at the Varley Art Gallery of Markham during its festival run. Her first short documentary, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/i27sSevlemo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCBC Arts: History in Paper (2020)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, showcases an artist whose experimental creations demonstrate the human cost of the Japanese internment in Canada, and started an interest in documentary filmmaking that has preoccupied her since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing to explore the topic of Japanese-Canadian internment, her one-hour length documentary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/aliceshin.com\/landscapes-of-home\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLandscapes of Home (2024)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas supported by the National Association of Japanese Canadians and the Canada Council for the Arts with mentorship from the 2020 Hot Docs X Netflix Accelerator Lab and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2022 Breakthrough Development Lab by DOC Institute.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAside from documentary filmmaking, Alice completed her first short animation,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/aliceshin.com\/pearl\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003ePearl (2025)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which adapts a medieval English poem about child bereavement to a Joseon Korean setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a commercial filmmaker, Alice worked as an editor for Banger\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilms’ 7-parts documentary series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoutube Originals \u003c\/i\u003eseries \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hVFPzA0cWGM\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eK-Pop Evolution (2021)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, which gave her hands-on experience with professional and collaborative editing. She also worked as the on-set translator for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eApple TV+\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eseries \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt8888462\/\"\u003ePachinko (Season 2 – 2024)\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eas an aid for the directors and actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently, she works with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcreation.jp\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNJcreation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto produce a Japanese remake of the Thai drama series\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fujitv.co.jp\/nanno\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGirl From Nowhere 転校生ナノ(2026)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich is scheduled to air on Fuji TV Japan, further expanding her cross-cultural content expertise. She is also a board member of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artseastwest.ca\/\"\u003eArts East-West\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, a Montréal-based, non-profit, artist-driven organization that has been specializing in thematic festivals since 1995, with no national boundaries across Pan-Asia and its diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/aliceshin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Alice Shin's Website\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ealiceshin.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"haru-s-new-year","title":"Haru's New Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHaru's New Year \u003c\/em\u003efollows a young Japanese immigrant to Canada dealing with isolation and loneliness in a new land. On her first day of middle school in Canada, Haru has difficulty relating to the other students because of her shyness and language ability. Even though she tries hard, embarrassment and stress continue to build up in Haru as the day progresses. Just when Haru feels like giving up, she meets another outsider named Frances on her way home from school. They both feel like kindred spirits despite their differences of language, style, and culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Discussion Guide for Haru's New Year\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1477\/7020\/files\/Haru_s_New_Year_-_Educational_Material_Web_Version_-min.pdf?v=1744654850\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDiscussion Guide Available\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDirector: Alice Il Shin\u003cbr\u003eProducers: Alice Il Shin, Eiko Kawabe Brown\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moving Images Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Institutions \/ DVD","offer_id":46213570625764,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46213570691300,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46213570724068,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ DVD \u0026 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46213570756836,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ DVD \u0026 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46213570789604,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ DVD","offer_id":46213570822372,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46213570855140,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46213570887908,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ DVD \u0026 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46213570953444,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ DVD \u0026 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46213570986212,"sku":null,"price":320.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1477\/7020\/files\/Haru2.png?v=1744398442"},{"product_id":"signal-fire","title":"Signal Fire","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA young man accompanies his stoic Chinese grandfather-in-law to visit a loved one’s grave. When they begin to pay their respects, the young man soon realizes how little he knows about traditional rituals. Awkward and unsure, he struggles to bridge the cultural and emotional distance between them. Yet, in the quiet gestures of remembrance and grief, a silent bond begins to form. This film looks at the gaps within intergenerational knowledge and wonders how one might find connection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFeaturing excerpts from Wang Changling’s “Border Sorrow” and Su Dongpo’s “Recalling a Dream”, \u003cem\u003eSignal Fire\u003c\/em\u003e evokes the loneliness, longing, and fragile connections across generations and the quiet persistence of cultural identity. The film meditates on memory, loss, and the small acts that can light a way home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Discussion Guide Signal Fire\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1477\/7020\/files\/Signal_Fire_Educational_Material_Web_Version_-min.pdf?v=1744654850\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDiscussion Guide Available\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDirector: Alice Il Shin\u003cbr\u003eProducers: Alice Il Shin, Eiko Kawabe Brown\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moving Images Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Institutions \/ DVD","offer_id":46213571150052,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46213571182820,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46213571215588,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ DVD \u0026 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46213571248356,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ DVD \u0026 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46213571281124,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ DVD","offer_id":46213571313892,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46213571346660,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46213571412196,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ DVD \u0026 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46213571444964,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ DVD \u0026 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46213571477732,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1477\/7020\/files\/SignalFire1_Product-Compressed.jpg?v=1744398762"},{"product_id":"landscapes-of-home","title":"Landscapes of Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLandscapes of Home\u003c\/em\u003e follows the lives of two doctors who were at the New Denver and Lemon Creek Japanese Canadian internment camps during the 1940s and 1950s. Through interviews with Dr. Henry Ryusuke Shibata (1930-present) and relatives and acquaintances of Dr. Stuart Cooper Robinson (1921-2011), the documentary shows how these brave and driven individuals helped victims with Japanese heritage recover after their lives were ripped away from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story develops by mirroring the experiences of Dr. Robinson with Dr. Shibata, who both grew up as second- and third-generation immigrants in another land before they were forced to abandon their homes. Dr. Robinson, born and raised in Nagoya, Japan, was raised in a surprisingly Japanese lifestyle by his white British Canadian missionary family. Conversely, Dr. Shibata was born a Japanese-Canadian in Vancouver, BC, where he was raised with Japanese customs at home and Canadian experiences in the public sphere. As hostilities increased between Japan and Canada during the Second World War, both were forced to leave their homes and old lives behind. When the war came to an end, both found themselves tending to Japanese heritage victims displaced by the war, recovering fragments of their lost identities in new and unfamiliar lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirector: Alice Il Shin\u003cbr\u003eProducers: Alice Il Shin, Eiko Kawabe Brown\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moving Images Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Institutions \/ DVD","offer_id":46377515548900,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46377515581668,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46377515614436,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ DVD \u0026 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46377515647204,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Institutions \/ DVD \u0026 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46377515679972,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ DVD","offer_id":46377515712740,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46377515745508,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46377515778276,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ DVD \u0026 3 Year DSL","offer_id":46377515811044,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community \/ DVD \u0026 5 Year DSL","offer_id":46377515843812,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1477\/7020\/files\/LOH-S-Product.png?v=1764266566"},{"product_id":"a-nikkei-canadian-story","title":"A Nikkei Canadian Story","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Nikkei Canadian Story\u003c\/em\u003e follows the life of Dr. Henry Ryusuke Shibata (1930-present) from his years in pre-war Vancouver to his return to post-war Hiroshima. In particular, the film examines life for Japanese-Canadians before, during, and after WWII and their internment experience with a focus on the theme of 'Home'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story developed through the recollections of Dr. Shibata, who grew up as a second generation immigrant in Canada before his displacement. 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