Michelle Chang
EDITOR
american coup:
wilmington, 1898
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Tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 — the only coup d’état in the history of the US. For American Experience on PBS. Peabody Award Nominee.
Dirs: Brad Lichtenstein & Yoruba Richen
between goodbyes
Story of a queer Korean adoptee from The Netherlands, and the fraught experience of being in reunion with her original family in Seoul, South Korea over the course of many years.
Dir: Jota Mun
jeanette lee vs.
Story of Korean American pro pool champion Jeanette Lee, aka "The Black Widow." Follows her from her childhood in NYC through her unlikely and meteoric rise in professional billiards, becoming an icon that transcended the sport, all while enduring a life of chronic pain. Part of ESPN's 30 for 30.
Dir: Ursula Liang
unconditional
Follows the stories of 3 families, including the director's, who are facing and embracing the challenges of caregiving for loved ones with various long term illnesses & conditions, including PTSD, TBI, Alzheimer's and Stage IV breast cancer. Dir: Richard Lui
when claude got shot
Claude Motley is shot in an attempted car jacking while visiting his hometown of Milwaukee. In a shocking turn, the shooter is himself shot during another car jacking 2 days later. The film follows Claude's conflicted search for justice in the prosecution of his shooter, who is only 15, while also dealing with the continuous fallout on his own life. SXSW World Premiere, PBS Independent Lens Broadcast Premiere, Emmy Winner: Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.
Dir: Brad Lichtenstein
harbor from the
holocaust
The story of nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II, to the Chinese port city of Shanghai. Told from the point of view of the survivors themselves, who were children at the time, the film relives their experiences having their lives uprooted but ultimately saved in the most unlikely of places. PBS National Broadcast
Dir: Violet Feng
down a dark stairwell
In 2014, Peter Liang, a Chinese American police officer, shot and killed an innocent, unarmed black man named Akai Gurley in the dark stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project. The shooting and subsequent trial end up pitting two marginalized communities against each other, and the film explores the fallout while trying to understand the grievances of all sides. True/False World Premiere, PBS Independent Lens Broadcast Premiere
Dir: Ursula Liang
9-man
9-MAN uncovers a unique streetball tournament played by Chinese-Americans in the heart of Chinatowns across the USA and Canada. Largely undiscovered by the mainstream, the game is a gritty, athletic, chaotic urban treasure which started in the 1930’s, at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment and laws forced restaurant workers and laundrymen to socialize exclusively amongst themselves. Today it’s a lasting connection to Chinatown for a dynamic community of men who know a more integrated world, but still fight to maintain autonomy and tradition. Winner: Documentary Competition CAAM Fest 2015. Dir: Ursula Liang
like any other kid
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Follows three facilities for incarcerated youth in Morgan Hill California, the Bronx New York and Bridge City Louisiana, which operate in a radically therapeutic model. Workers build relationships with the kids and push them to understand their behaviors. Dir: Victoria Mills
(A)Sexual
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Documentary about conceiving of asexuality as a sexual orientation, identity and movement. Tells the stories of various members of the community, while also providing commentary from academics and sex experts and man on the street interviews.
Dir: Angela Tucker