
BREAKING GROUND
2021 | Docuseries | 5 - 6 mins
Director | Writer | Producer
Breaking Ground, a Take Care docuseries, follows four young Asian Canadians on their journey to positive mental health. They unpack and confront the cultural, language, and generational barriers in their lives as they forge a path for others to follow. In an era where anti-Asian discrimination is a pressing issue, Breaking Ground hopes to facilitate thoughtful conversation about the visibility of being Asian.


Breaking Gropund: Episode 1: Wali Shah - A Brown Man Like Myself

Breaking Ground: Episode 2: Emily Zhu - I Don’t Think My Mom Gets Me

Breaking Ground - Episode 3: Tyler J Sloane - Surviving to Thriving

Breaking Ground - Episode 4: Brittany Nguyen - Being Authentically Asian
Cast and Crew
Starring - Wali Shah, Emily Zhu, Tyler J Sloane and Brittany Nguyen | Director, Writer, Producer - Nightingale and Brittany Nguyen | Executive Producer - Mikelle Virey and Jeff Knoll | Director of Photography - Lulu Wei and Vanesa Millado | Production Designer - Karen Selina N. | Art Director - Justin Campbell | Art Assistants - Alex Manalo, Rue Yi, Tudor Tibu, Kathriel Rivera, Kendra Greer, Millicent Amurao | Editor - Jennifer Yang and Charity Leng | Make-Up Artist - Kathy Nguyen | Camera Operator - Tony Truong and Tristan Ng | Sound Recordist - Otto Flath and Dustin Traballo | Gaffer - Alex Han and Westin Nguyen | Key Grip - Satrio Prahasto and Malini Khotsiphom | Gimbal Operator - James Hellyer | Swing - Ryan Dioso and Roham Atabhi | Stills Photographer - Sam Yang | Sound Designer and Mixer - Faustine Pelipel | Colourist - Malini Khotsiphom
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