Hacking ‘Til My Legs Fall Off

Canada20048 minEnglishFirst Films

Directors Bio

Joyce Wong

Joyce Wong is an award-winning director and writer. Her debut narrative feature, Wexford Plaza, is a dark comedy that screened in competition at Slamdance in 2017, and was nominated for the Toronto Film Critics Association’s Best Canadian Film Award. She has directed for shows such as Sort Of, The Sticky, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Fakes, Workin’ Moms, Spencer Sisters, and Run The Burbs.

This film is part of the CANADIAN SPOTLIGHT First Films shorts programme.

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