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Meditation Park
This movie tells the story of a dutiful wife and mother as they re-examines her veneration of her husband after she finds another woman's underwear in his laundry.


















4 December 1946, Shanghai, China

3 January 1981, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada





12 December 1987, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

24 June 1980, Toronto, Ontario, Canada



17 August 1963, Toronto, Ontario, Canada


September 18, 2017
With warmth and humour, [Mina] Shum subtly addresses the trauma and isolation of the immigration experience, as well as the challenges faced by second generation immigrants because of their parents' lasting trauma.
March 06, 2018
A tender, achingly tangible story about a woman's latent self-discovery, Meditation Park is a gem propelled by Cheng Pei Pei whose wildly expressive face fires emotion straight to the heart.
March 08, 2018
The movie only finds real, if tentative, happiness when it sticks with the timeworn woman and her empty bag.
March 08, 2018
[Cheng's] journey is perfectly balanced between tragedy and hope.
November 10, 2017
Shum has designed her film for general viewers, which means that coherence of tone and theme are less important than forcing in broad comedy and uplifting emotion
September 11, 2017
A bit too hammy at moments, Meditation Park is otherwise a complex film that hews with tenderness to Asian stereotypes in order to reflect back their often-obscured depths.
September 08, 2017
[Writer/Director Mina] Shum mines her favourite theme - immigrant experience in Canada - in what seems at first to be a gentle slice of life but eventually develops a powerful emotional force.