Clan of the Painted Lady




feature documentary, 100 min, (in post production)


A Hakka-Canadian filmmaker contends with the loss of her ancestral community in Kolkata, India. She journeys across the world to uncover the story of her family’s past and confronts the effects of migration on family, belonging and the uncertainty of preserving culture in the modern world.


Funding & Opportunities
CMF: Pilot Racialized Pre-development Fund, 2022
Telefilm Development Fund, 2022
Bell Fund Slate Development, 2022
Rogers & Creative BC Documentary Development Fund, 2022
Commissioned by Knowledge Network, 2023
Creative BC Production Fund, 2024/5











written, directed by 
JENNIFER CHIU

produced by
JENNIFER CHIU 

creative producer
BRADLEY SCOTT KEELING

cinematographer 
ANTONIA RAMIREZ

editor 
AYNSLEY BALDWIN

sound designer 
OSCAR VARGAS