Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity
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| Directed by | Mina Shum |
| Written by | Dennis Foon Mina Shum |
| Produced by | Scott Garvie Christina Jennings Raymond Massey |
| Starring | Sandra Oh Valerie Tian |
| Cinematography | Peter Wunstorf |
| Edited by | Alison Grace |
| Music by | Andrew Lockington |
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| Distributed by | Odeon Films |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Cantonese |
Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity is a 2002 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Mina Shum and written by Shum and Dennis Foon. The film stars Valerie Tian as a 12-year-old girl attempting to fix her single mother's (Sandra Oh) financial and romantic situation through the usage of taoist magic. Three stories of unrelated people connect as a result of her charms. The movie was produced by Shaftesbury Film Inc. and Massey Productions Ltd. in association with Chum Television. The film was filmed in Vancouver, Canada.
Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity had its international premiere at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2002 and its U.S premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. The film is distributed in Canada by Odeon Films. Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity was nominated as most popular Canadian Film and Winner of best Canadian screenplay in the 2002 Vancouver International Film Festival. Its actors Colin Foo and Tseng Chang also were nominated for best male supporting performance in a feature-length drama in the 2003 Leo Awards. The movie has also opened at many important festivals such as the 19th edition of Visual Communications' Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival.