{"id":4514,"date":"2026-01-06T06:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinesecanadianmuseum.ca\/program\/cafe-daughter-film-screening-and-panel-discussion\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T06:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:19:22","slug":"cafe-daughter-film-screening-and-panel-discussion","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesecanadianmuseum.ca\/zh-hans\/program\/cafe-daughter-film-screening-and-panel-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCaf\u00e9 Daughter\u201d Film Screening &#038; Panel Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Caf\u00e9 Daughter<\/em>, based on true events, is a story of personal reconciliation for young Chinese-Cree Yvette Wong, as she embraces her heritage and builds towards her dream of becoming a doctor in 1960s Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n<p>Join us at 6:30 pm for a reception before the film, followed by a post-screening discussion with director Shelley Niro (Mohawk) and Howard Grant (Musqueam and Chinese), moderated by Melissa Karmen Lee, CEO of the Chinese Canadian Museum.<\/p>\n<h3>Event Details:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Friday, January 31, 2025<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>The Cinematheque (1131 Howe Street)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Time &amp; Schedule:<br \/>\n<\/strong>6:30 &#8211; 7:00 P.M. \u2013 Doors &amp; reception<br \/>\n7:00 &#8211; 8:30 P.M. \u2013 <em>Caf\u00e9 Daughter <\/em>screening<br \/>\n8:30 &#8211; 9:30 P.M. \u2013 Panel discussion &amp; audience Q&amp;A<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> $11-$15\/ticket<br \/>\n*GST not included<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Register: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thecinematheque.ca\/films\/2024\/cafe-daughter\"><u>Registration link here<\/u><\/a> (via The Cinematheque) <strong>[SOLD OUT]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This event will be conducted primarily in English.<\/p>\n<h3>About <em>Caf\u00e9 Daughter<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>A Cree-Chinese girl struggles to keep her dreams from being extinguished in this affecting period drama from celebrated Kanyen\u2019keh\u00e1:ka (Mohawk) multimedia artist Shelley Niro, subject of a major touring retrospective currently on view at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Adapted from Cree playwright Kenneth T. Williams\u2019s one-woman play, itself based on the life of retired Canadian senator Lillian Eva Quan Dyck, <em>Caf\u00e9 Daughter<\/em> follows young Yvette Wong, a whip-smart student coming of age in small-town 1960s Saskatchewan, who has been taught to conceal her Indigeneity in a bid to pass as fully Chinese, the lesser persecuted minority. A death in the family compels Yvette to embark on a discrimination-laden path to medical school, while a taboo friendship with a Mi\u2019kmaq classmate sows the seeds of Indigenous pride. Niro, whose art practice routinely involves film, crafts a soul-stirring picture that honours the extraordinary resolve of its inspiration\u2014a neurosurgeon before her appointment to the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Audience Choice Feature Award<\/p>\n<p>imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival 2023<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xdRvzyKg5hQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xdRvzyKg5hQ<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This screening is\u00a0co-presented with the Cinematheque and the Vancouver Art Gallery in conjunction with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanartgallery.bc.ca\/exhibitions\/shelley-niro-500-year-itch\">exhibition<\/a> <em>Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch<\/em>, on view until February 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/cuu1qhkyeang\/k7EP6yb5BiAdDQRyNUzmS\/5efe79b2828443c39c17cc242457c43a\/vag_and_cinematheque_logos.jpg\" alt=\"vag and cinematheque logos\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for a special screening of Shelley Niro&#8217;s \u201cCaf\u00e9 Daughter\u201d and post-screening panel discussion with Niro and Howard Grant, moderated by Melissa Karmen Lee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4353,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"location":[],"program_type":[],"class_list":["post-4514","program","type-program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6.1 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u201cCaf\u00e9 Daughter\u201d Film Screening &amp; 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