Filmmaker Scheduled to Appear
IU Global Film Festival, Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker Series
An Oscar-nominated documentary chronicling the web of racism, capitalism, violence, and civil rights that lie at the heart of one family's search for justice. Virtual Q&A with the filmmaker to follow.
Explore the circumstances of the murder of Vincent Chin, a Detroit resident who was the victim of a hate crime in a climate of anti-Japanese sentiment among auto workers who witnessed their factories being shut down, and the lengths his family and community will go for justice. Restored by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive and The Film Foundation, in association with the Museum of Chinese in America. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, with additional support provided by Todd Phillips. [87 min; documentary; English and Cantonese with English subtitles]
A virtual Q&A with director Christine Choy will follow the screening.
"Vitally important" — The Film Experience
"Unlike the law, the filmmakers never forget Vincent Chin himself." — New York Times
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