About a Girl is a Canadian comedy series which premiered on October 5, 2007 on Noggin's teen block, The N, in the U.S. and Global in Canada. It was the first scripted comedy on The N. After 13 episodes within a single season, no more new episodes were produced and it was never released on home media.

Mina Shum is an independent Canadian filmmaker. She is a writer and director of award-winning feature films, numerous shorts and has created site specific installations and theatre. Her features, Double Happiness and Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity both premiered in the US at the Sundance Film Festival and Double Happiness won the Wolfgang Staudte Prize for Best First Feature at the Berlin Film Festival and the Audience Award at Torino. She was director resident at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto. She was also a member of an alternative rock band called Playdoh Republic.