Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 76 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
Summary |
A Chinese-American family's search for their roots leads them to the Mississippi Delta, where they stumble upon surprising family revelations and uncover the racially complex history of the Chinese in the segregated South. FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH presents a personal and eye-opening perspective on race, immigration, and American identity. It sheds light on the history of Chinese immigrants living in the American South during the late 1800s to mid-1900s through the emotional journey of Charles Chiu and his family as they travel from California to Mississippi to find answers about his father, K.C. Lou. Along the way, they meet a diverse group of local residents and historians who help them discover how deep their roots run in America. The film also explores the interconnected relationship between the Black and Chinese communities in the Jim Crow era and the generational impact of discriminatory immigration policies, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act |
Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2020 |
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This version distributed and produced by New Day Films |
Credits |
Music by Nathan Wang, Epson Wu ; edited by Dwight Buhler |
Performer |
Featuring Baldwin Chiu, Charles Chiu, Edwin Chiu, Dr. Gordon Chang, Dr. Jane Hong |
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In English with English subtitles for some dialogue; closed-captioned in English, Spanish and Chinese |
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CAAMFest, Best Documentary, 2020 |
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Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, Audience Award - Feature Documentary, 2020 |
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Coronado Island Film Festival, Audience Award - Documentary Feature, 2021 |
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Coronado Island Film Festival, Female Filmmaker Award - Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking, 2021 |
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Oxford Film Festival, Mississippi, Jury Award - Best Documentary, 2021 |
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Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival , Audience Award - Documentary, 2020 |
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Seattle Asian American Film Festival, Jury Award - Best Documentary, 2021 |
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Women Texas Film Festival, WTxFF Best Feature Film, 2020 |
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Online resource; title from title screen (Kanopy, viewed October 22, 2022) |
Subject |
United States. Chinese Exclusion Act.
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Chinese Americans -- Southern States
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Chinese Americans -- Ethnic identity
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Chinese Americans -- United States -- History
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Chinese -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
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Chinese
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Chinese Americans
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Chinese Americans -- Ethnic identity
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Discrimination -- Law and legislation
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Race relations
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Race relations -- History
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 19th century
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Subject |
Southern States
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United States
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Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Feature films
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Documentary films
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History
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Internet videos
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Nonfiction films
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Lam, Larissa, film director, film producer.
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Chiu, Baldwin, on-screen participant, film producer
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Chiu, Charles, on-screen participant
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Chiu, Edwin, on-screen participant
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Chang, Gordon H., on-screen participant.
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Hong, Jane H., on-screen participant.
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Wang, Nathan, composer (expression)
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Wu, Epson, composer (expression)
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Buhler, Dwight, editor of moving image work
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Giant Flashlight Media, production company
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New Day Films, publisher.
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