Clan of the Painted Lady

feature documentary, 101 min, 2025




A Hakka-Canadian filmmaker traces her family's past in Kolkata, India and confronts the impact of migration on identity and family—exploring the space between generations where culture hangs in the balance.


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
Creative BC Post Production Fund,  2025


Screenings
Vancouver International Film Festival, 2025
DOK Leipzig, 2025


Awards
Special mention, Prize of the Interreligious Jury, DOK Leipzig 2025


Offical film website
clanofthepaintedlady.com




written, directed by 
JENNIFER CHIU

produced by
JENNIFER CHIU 

creative producer
BRADLEY SCOTT KEELING

consulting producer
SARAH JANE FLYNN

cinematographer 
ANTONIA RAMIREZ

co-writer & editor 
AYNSLEY BALDWIN

sound designer 
OSCAR VARGAS

composer
SCOTT GAILEY

colourist
PATRICK GONG

graphic designer
NATALINA PERCIVAL




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