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BEST DOCUMENTARY - Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival | RUNNER-UP for Audience Award - DOC NYC | OFFICIAL SELECTION - Center for Asian American Media Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - Asian American International Film Festival | JASON D. MAK SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD - DisOrient Film Festival
Mainstream vs Ethnic Press • Contributions of AAPI to American History • Photographic Justice • Immigrant Experience In USA • AAPI Activism • Police Brutality • Ethnic Studies Movement • Photography • Art & Politics • Social Change • Diversity of Pan Asian Community • PandemicDate of Completion: 2022 | Run Time: 87 minutes | Language: English | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director/Producer: Jennifer Takaki | Producer: Linda Lew Woo | Executive Producer: Lily M. Fan | Co-Executive Producers: George & Hillary Hirose | Editor: Linda Hattendorf
For 50 years, Chinese American photographer Corky Lee documented the celebrations, struggles, and daily lives of Asian American Pacific Islanders with epic focus. Determined to push mainstream media to include AAPI culture in the visual record of American history, Lee produced an astonishing archive of nearly a million compelling photographs. His work takes on new urgency with the alarming rise in anti-Asian attacks during the Covid pandemic. Jennifer Takaki’s intimate portrait reveals the triumphs and tragedies of the man behind the lens.
AWARDS
Best Documentary | Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
Audience Award (Runner Up) | DOC NYC
Jason D Mak Award for Social Justice | DisOrient Film Festival
FESTIVALS
Center for Asian American Media Film Festival
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Asian American International Film Festival