Everything Will Be

Asdawnbreaksandmostofthecitystillsleeps,thelong-timemerchantsofVancouver'sChinatownarehardatwork.Theyhaulouttheirproducestandsandsetuptheirmakeshiftvendorcartsinpreparationforwhattheyhopewillbeabusyday.But,likemanyethnicenclavesinurbancentresacrossNorthAmerica,theirclienteleisdwindling.Thisoncevibrantandthrivingneighbourhoodisinfluxasnewcondodevelopmentsandnon-ChinesebusinessesmoveinandgraduallyovertakethedeclininghuboftheChinesecommunity.EverythingWillBe,fromSundanceaward-winningdirectorJuliaKwan,capturesthisfascinatingtransformationthroughtheintimateperspectivesoftheneighbourhood'sresidents,diversemerchantsandnewentrepreneurs,whooffertheirpoignantreflectionsonchange,memoryandlegacy.Apublicartinstallationerectedontheroofofalocalrealestatemogul'scontemporaryartgallery-housedinoneoftheoldestbuildingsinChinatown-illuminatesinneonthewords'EVERYTHINGISGOINGTOBEALRIGHT.'Nightandday,thissignloomsoverChinatown.Everythingisgoingtobealright.Thebigquestionis-forwhom?