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An American Story: Norman Mineta & His Legacy
Dianne Fukami / Tentpoles, Documentary / USA / Documentary / 60 mins
A film about injustice, redemption, and a burning desire for all people to be treated equally, Norman’s American Story is a path from shame and humiliation as a child in a U.S. concentration camp to seeking justice for all Americans while serving 20 years in Congress and two presidential cabinets.An American Story: Norman Mineta & His Legacy
Asian Arts Initiative
November 18, 2018 7:00 pm
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Fiction and Other Realities
Bobby Choy and Steve Lee / Tentpoles, Drama / South Korea, USA / Narrative / 85 mins
Fiction and Other Realities is the story of Bobby Choy, a 20-something Korean American residing in New York City who feels like a stranger in the country in which he was born.Fiction and Other Realities
Lightbox Film Center
November 10, 2018 7:35 pm Buy Tickets
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In the Life of Music
Caylee So and Sok Visal / Tentpoles, Drama / Cambodia / Narrative / 92 mins
IN THE LIFE OF MUSIC is a story told in three chapters. It tells the story of how one song, “Champa Battambang,” a song made famous by Sinn Sisamuth (the King of Khmer Music), plays a role in the lives of three different generations. It is a powerful intergenerational tale that explores love and war as it depicts the lives of people whose world is inevitably transformed by the emergence of the Khmer Rouge.Opening: In the Life of Music
Lightbox Film Center
November 8, 2018 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
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Ulam: Main Dish
Alexandra Cuerdo / Tentpoles, Filipino Food Sunday, Documentary / USA / Documentary / 79 mins
In this delicious new documentary, Filipino-American filmmaker Alexandra Cuerdo follows the rise of Filipino food via the award-winning chefs who are crossing over to the center of the American table.Ulam: Main Dish
Lightbox Film Center
November 11, 2018 6:15 pm Buy Tickets