23rd Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 16-26, 2026 Globe Cinema

14th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 18-22, 2026 Globe Cinema

SHRIMP FRIED RICE

Canada, 2025: 12 minutes: Alberta Premiere
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description

A talented shrimp chef with an ego that outweighs his tiny body carries out his vendetta against a culinary-inclined rat which puts The Shrimp’s human puppet at risk of deportation.

The Shrimp and his human puppet, Dave, are the chefs at a gourmet Chinese restaurant. This mockumentary follows The Shrimp as he seeks redemption against Rat Bitch – a certain rodent who was the benefactor of a wildly successful animated children’s movie about his culinary prowess. Meanwhile, Dave, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, is put at risk of deportation by The Shrimp’s actions. With Dave under The Shrimp’s control, the two showdown with Rat Bitch in a TV cooking competition show to finally decide which animal-controlled-chef reigns supreme.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Fantasia International Film Festival 2025
Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2025
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2026

details

Comedy / Mockumentary / Narrative

English
12 minutes

special guest

Director, screenwriter Dylan Pun & producer Sang-Thanh Nguyen in attendance

credits

Director
Dylan Pun

Screenwriters
Dylan Pun
Michael Turk

Executive Producers
Malachi Ellis
Danielle Kappy
Dave Lembke

Producers
Sang-Thanh Nguyen
Dylan Pun

Cinematographer
Marco De Acetis

Editor
Dylan Pun

Music
Jeff Lurie

Cast
Marty Stelnick
Jeff Yung

Instagram:
https://instagram.com/shrimpfriedricefilm

awards

Winner, Best Screenplay, Audience Award - Best Short (Silver) Canada, Fantasia International Film Festival 2025