Restaurant Kids

Restaurant Kids

Coming of age behind the counter.

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Release Date

9/16/2026

Runtime

12 mins

Overview

Raised between dining rooms and take–out counters, the children of Halifax’s Chinese restaurateurs share stories of family, hard work and identity. Through intimate conversations and personal memories, Restaurant Kids celebrates a tight-knit community whose businesses became gathering places, livelihoods and second homes for a generation growing up between cultures.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A tender documentary portrait of young people shaped by their parents' restaurants, weaving together memories of work, belonging, and the experience of straddling two cultural worlds. These intimate conversations celebrate both the bonds that held a community together and the quiet costs of that togetherness.

Mood

WistfulIntimateHopeful

Themes

FamilyIdentityComing of ageMigration

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-like

Structure

Ensemble

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