Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho inexpertly tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects.

Mindy Ho, an eccentric, strong-minded 12-year-old, stages Taoist magical experiments to save her harried single mother from financial and romantic ruin. Her misdirected charms appear to cause an aging security guard to lose his job and a local butcher to win the lottery, ultimately forcing each man to face his worst fears. Whether it's through Mindy's spells, her monumental sense of purpose--or it's that life's mysterious logic is at work--her mother's drab existence is enlivened.—Sujit R. Varma

Set against a background of richly drawn characters, each of whom are exploring their own fate and destiny, the film focuses on the story of a young divorced mother (Sandra Oh) raising her 12 year old daughter, Mindy. When Mindy sets her sights on finding her mother a new boyfriend by using ancient Chinese magic, the results are unexpected, hysterically funny and heart warming.—Film Movement

In Vancouver's Chinese community, twelve year old Mindy Lum and recent empty-nester Shuck Wong are two people who believe in the magical power of Taoist mysticism. What Shuck wants from these powers is a sense of purpose after he loses his job as a security guard, a situation which he is ashamed to tell anyone, let alone his wife Hun Ping. What Mindy wants most from these powers is for her single mother Kin Ho not to work so much (she works several jobs to make ends meet), and to fall in love. Mindy hopes that the person with whom her mother falls in love will be Alvin Ng, the host at the Chinese restaurant where Kin Ho works. Mindy uses whatever tools she has at her disposal to get what she wants, but some of these powers are spread errantly to others. One of the people who benefits outwardly is butcher Bing Lai, who has been keeping a secret from his wife and son. In turn, they have been keeping a secret from him. These secrets threaten to destroy the family.—Huggo