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This in-person screening of Big Fight in Little Chinatown will be preceded by a collection of short films produced by Think!Chinatown. After the screening, there will be a live in-person Q&A with the filmmakers. This screening is part of the series, “Retrospectives in Dialogue”.
Feature:
Big Fight in Little Chinatown is a story of community resistance and resilience. Set against the backdrop of the COVID pandemic and an unprecedented rise in anti-Asian racism, the documentary takes us into the lives of residents, businesses and community organizers whose neighborhoods are facing active erasure. Coast to Coast the film follows Chinatown communities resisting the pressures around them.
Preceded by Short Documentaries:
BAIHUAYOU
USA | Mandarin | 2022 | 1 min
Part of Think!Chinatown's Everyday Chinatown series, Baihuayou explains the expansive medicinal properties of white flower oil.
MEDICINE POT
USA | Cantonese | 2022 | 1 min
Part of Think!Chinatown's Everyday Chinatown series, Medicine Pot pairs oral histories about medicine pots with bespoke illustrations.
ROCKING THE BOAT FEATURING YEE LING POON
USA | English | 2022 | 8 min
Community mainstay, Yee Ling Poon, recounts her memories of art, activism and legal work in Chinatown. Her stories are brought to life by animated illustrations from Sophia Deng.
Established in 1978 by Asian CineVision, the Asian American International Film Festival is the nation’s first and longest running festival of its kind and the premier showcase for the best independent Asian, Asian diaspora and Pacific Islander cinema. AAIFF is committed to film and media as a tool for social change and to supporting diversity and inclusion in the media arts.