"The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful." - Vonnegut
Joyce is a Toronto based motion picture director and photographer. Her work is deeply personal, often dealing with love and nostalgia with multicultural themes interwoven in the surprisingly comedic narratives.
Her most recent film, Souvenirs from Asia won the "Outstanding Canadian Short Award" at the Reelworld film festival and has screened at festivals such as Worldwide Shorts, Hong Kong IFVA and San Francisco International Asian Film Festival. Her previous short, Banana Bruises won the Best Fiction Short Award at Cinesiege showcase and was programmed in the Closing Night Gala at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.
In 2008, she was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talent Campus, an international forum for emerging talent at the Berlinale International Film Festival.
Selected Filmography as Director:
- “Souvenirs From Asia” – Short Drama, 16mm, Independant 2007.
- 2008 Winner: "Outstanding Canadian Short" - Reelworld Film Festival
- 2008 Official Selection: CFC's Worldwide Short Film Festival
- 2008 Official Selction: Hong Kong Film and Video Awards
- 2008 Official Selection: San Francisco Int'l Asian Film Festival
- “Banana Bruises” – Short Drama, 16mm, Independant 2006.
- 2008 Official Selction: Hong Kong Film and Video Awards
- 2008 Official Selection: San Francisco Int'l Asian Film Festival
- 2007 Official Selection: Next Reel – NYU International Film Festival
- 2006 Official Selecition: Toronto Reel Asian Int'l Film Festival
- 2006 Official Selection: YoungCuts Film Festival
- 2006 Winner: "Best Fiction Short" - Cinesiege Film Festival
Education and Training:
- Berlinale Talent Campus - Berlin, Germany.
- York University - Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours in Film - Toronto,
Canada. - Beijing Film Academy - Chinese Film Studies Research Exchange - Beijing, China.
- Canadian Screen Training Center - Art of Directing with Deepa Mehta
Workshop - Ottawa, Canada.