Who Killed Vincent Chin?

 
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“Who Killed Vincent Chin?,” a film of lasting relevance, was featured in DC APA Film Festival’s first screening at our inaugural festival in October 2000.

From our original catalog:

This Academy-Award nominated film is a powerful statement about racism in working-class America. It relates the stark facts of Vincent Chin's brutal murder. This tragic story is interwoven with the whole fabric of timely social concerns. It addresses issues such as the failure of our judicial system to value every citizen's rights equally, the collapse of the automobile industry under pressure from Japanese imports, and the souring of the American dream for the blue collar worker. Widely acclaimed by the press, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” is a memorable film for all audiences.

This film contains graphic descriptions of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

For more information: www.pbs.org/pov/watch/whokilledvincentchin

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Screening of this film sponsored by the Organization of Chinese Americans, Greater DC Chapter.

Since co-directing “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña has continued to direct consequential films about the American experience, honing in on critical questions concerning immigration, race, ethnicity, gender and social justice. 

Tajima-Peña is the series producer/showrunner of "ASIAN AMERICANS," an unprecedented 5-hour series on the Asian American experience that airs on PBS in May 2020. Join us on May 1 for a preview screening of “ASIAN AMERICANS," followed by a Q&A with filmmakers, presented by the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

Directors: Christine Choy, Renee Tajima-Peña

Country of Origin: United States

Year of Production: 1987

Language: English

Runtime: 01:23:01

Festival Year: 2000

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