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'The World Is Bright' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Ying Wang and released in 2019.Janet Smith, [https://www.straight.com/movies/1306691/viff-2019-word-bright-unravels-vancouver-students-mysterious-death "VIFF 2019: The World Is Bright unravels a Vancouver student's mysterious death"]. 'The Georgia Straight', September 26, 2019.

The film centres on Qian Hui Deng and Xue Mei Li, a couple from China whose son Shi Ming committed suicide soon after emigrating to Canada, focusing both on their long campaign to understand the circumstances of his death and the mental health struggles often faced by immigrants due to their social, linguistic and cultural isolation from their new surroundings.Marsha Lederman, "The World is Bright is an intimate look at grief as parents seek justice: Filmmaker Ying Wang follows a Chinese couple for more than a decade as they try to find out how their son died in Canada". 'The Globe and Mail', September 26, 2019.

The film premiered at the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for best film in the Sea to Sky program.Pat Mullen, [http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/jordan-river-anderson-named-top-canadian-doc-at-viff "Jordan River Anderson Named Top Canadian Doc at VIFF"]. 'Point of View', October 6, 2019. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where Wang won the Emerging Canadian Filmmaker award.Nono Shen, [https://www.richmond-news.com/in-the-community/mental-health-documentary-produced-by-richmond-filmmaker-wins-award-3123105 "Mental health documentary produced by Richmond filmmaker wins award"]. 'Richmond News', May 29, 2020.

The film received two Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary (Lawrence Le Lam) at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/ "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations"]. 'ET Canada', March 30, 2021.

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