SET 2: BLOOD IS THICKER THAN SRIRACHA
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$10 (General Admission)
FREE for seniors 60+ years old and students with ID |
Giap’s Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory
Directed by Tony Nguyen
USA | 2015 | 25 min In 1975, a seven-months pregnant Vietnamese refugee, Giap, escapes Saigon in a boat and, within weeks, finds herself working on an assembly line in Seymour, Indiana. Thirty-five years later, her aspiring filmmaker son, Tony, decides to document her final day of work at the last ironing board factory in America. The film explores the refugee experience, the communication gulf between parent
and child, and how racism shapes the Asian American experience. |
Sriracha
Directed by Griffin Hammond
USA, Thailand | 2013 | 33 min Sriracha has earned a cult following, but the story of this spicy sauce is a mystery to most fans. Dedicated to Sriracha lovers, this fast-paced documentary travels around the globe to reveal its origin and the man behind the iconic “rooster sauce.”
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For the Love of Unicorns
The Dust of Your Photos
Directed by Mauricio Osaki
Vietnam, Brazil | 2014 | 17 min Tiên, who lives in Hanoi, Vietnam, is about to turn 20 years old. In this passage to adult life, she aims to take stock of what brings her together with and separates her from her father. By analyzing the traces of her life in his and vice-versa, she sees how their fears and secrets are very close.
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