Mina Shum (born 1966) is an independent Canadian filmmaker. She is a writer and director of award-winning feature films, numerous shorts and has created site-specific installations and theatre. Her features, Double Happiness, and Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity both premiered in the US at the Sundance Film Festival and Double Happiness won the Wolfgang Staudte Prize for Best First Feature at the Berlin Film Festival and the Audience Award at Torino. She was director resident at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto. She was also a member of an alternative rock band called Playdoh Republic.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1966 (60)
- Hong Kong
- Director, writer, actor and producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Mina Shum's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Mina Shum's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Mina Shum's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Whatcha Want(2026)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all filmsONE NINE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
October Faction(2020)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
The Good Doctor(2017)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Meditation Park(2017)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Ninth Floor(2015)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Stress Position(2013)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Murdoch Mysteries(2008)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Exes & Ohs(2007)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Noah's Arc(2005)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all showsMob Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Romeo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Da Vinci's Inquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Drive, She Said (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Double Happiness(1994)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Grocer's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Here We Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
This Is Always (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 1991 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Double Happiness (1994)
Highest rated
Double Happiness (1994)
Most popular right now
October Faction (2020)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Mina Shum's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 59/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Mina Shum work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mina Shum's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alannah Ong shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Alannah OngShared titles: Meditation Park (2017), Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002), Double Happiness (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Alannah Ong
- Sandra OhShared titles: Meditation Park (2017), Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002), Double Happiness (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Sandra Oh
- Tzi MaShared titles: Whatcha Want (2026), Meditation Park (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Tzi Ma
- Donald FongShared titles: Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002), Double Happiness (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Donald Fong
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Andrew LockingtonShared titles: Whatcha Want (2026), Meditation Park (2017), Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Andrew Lockington
- Peter WunstorfShared titles: Meditation Park (2017), Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002), Double Happiness (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Wunstorf
- Daria EllermanShared titles: Meditation Park (2017), Noah's Arc (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Daria Ellerman
- Brent BelkeShared titles: Ninth Floor (2015), Noah's Arc (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Brent Belke
Producers
- Raymond MasseyShared titles: Whatcha Want (2026), Meditation Park (2017), Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Raymond Massey
- Stephen HegyesShared titles: Whatcha Want (2026), Meditation Park (2017), Double Happiness (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Stephen Hegyes
- Mohamad El MasriShared titles: October Faction (2020), Meditation Park (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Mohamad El Masri
- Dave MaceShared titles: Exes & Ohs (2007), Noah's Arc (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Dave Mace
Mixed roles
- Dennis FoonShared titles: Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002), Double Happiness (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Dennis Foon