Macaroni Soup (通心粉湯)

A young woman falls in love with a waitress in a greasy-yet-nostalgic Hong Kong-style cafe, but a language gap divides the two - or is there something more?

  • Alayna Y
    Director
  • Christy Chan
    Key Cast
    "Lady"
  • Mattea Choi
    Key Cast
    "Waitress"
  • Vince Fung
    Key Cast
    "Father"
  • James P
    Composer
  • Alayna Y
    Sound
  • Doug Paterson
    Sound
  • Christy Chan
    Background Artists
  • Frog K
    Background Artists
  • Vy (Fern) Le
    Background Artists
  • Chu Wei (Weiwei) Wu
    Background Artists
  • Frog K
    Colourists
  • Chu Wei (Weiwei) Wu
    Colourists
  • Christy Chan
    Cantonese Language Consultant
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    通心粉湯
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 6, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English, Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Director Biography - Alayna Y

Alayna is a digital artist and animator who specializes in making soup. That is, she throws (the figurative concept of) people, places, and things that make up the world around her into a simmering pot of creations. Whether it be a flavor everyone knows, or a soup only she could enjoy, Alayna will always make the soup she wants. As a not-quite-Vancouver based artist, much of Alayna's work takes place on traditional Katzie First Nation land.

Also, Alayna's brother took that photo of her. He's also available for freelance jobs.

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Director Statement

I’m of the camp that if you combine a bunch of things that you like, you’ll come out with something that you super-duper like. I like stories about food, women, and language, so I threw that all together along with some diasporic memories of Hong Kong culture and out came Macaroni Soup. The taste might be new, or maybe it’s a flavour only I would like, but no matter - feel free to have a bowl!