A- Yi

Ayerbe Barona, Nicolas (producer). Czaplak, Gregory (producer). Czaplak, Martyna (director). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author).

Summary: After years of living together, the young residents of the "Whale House" in East Vancouver have learned their landlord is selling the property and they'll have to move out. But how do they tell A-Yi?As long as they’ve lived in their shared home, A-Yi (Cantonese for Aunty) has been a fixture of their daily lives. The elderly Chinese woman started out looking for a spot to store her buggy and collectibles, but over the years she began to grow vegetables in their backyard and forged a strong bond with these housemates, despite no shared language.Can the roommates overcome the language barrier to tell A-Yi that they are moving and that she will probably lose access to their space? And what will happen to her when they're gone?

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (16 min 56 sec)
remote
video
electronic
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer: Ayerbe Barona, Nicolas ; Producer: Czaplak, Gregory ; Director: Czaplak, Martyna.
Target Audience Note:	None.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: https://curio.ca/en/catalog/41d74ef5-89a5-4201-8ae7-9b3cf0593d46
Language Note:	In English. Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation