Article published: August 14, 2023
Written by: Paula Tran
Calvin Hudson Hwang is an award-winning director and producer from Edmonton. His documentary,
What Flowers They Bloom, illustrates the implications of racism and stigmatization mainly through the eyes of a man named Andy.
Andy is a Chinese Canadian flower shop owner in Toronto who experienced a traumatic racist experience in his shop at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The film not only documents the incident but the lasting impact it had on Andy‘s mental health.
A screening of the film from 2021 is also available
at:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=485670095879256