Riceboy Sleeps is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written, produced, edited, and directed by Anthony Shim.

[1] Based in part on Shim's own childhood, the film centres on So-Young (Choi Seung-yoon), a Korean immigrant single mother raising her teenage son Dong-Hyun (Ethan Hwang) after moving to Canada to give him a better life.

[2] Shim shot the film primarily in long takes, avoiding the practice of shooting camera coverage or editing the scenes.

The website's consensus reads: "An emotionally impactful portrait of familial love, Riceboy Sleeps sees writer-director Anthony Shim reaffirming that the most personal stories are often the most universal.

And he is well served by his cast, with an impressive So-young capturing the determination and fortitude of a character who puts everything into giving her son a new and better life.