Movies: Asian racism

  • 2020
    Be Water

    Be Water (2020)

    Be Water

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    In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the...

    Be Water
  • 2024
    « Je ne suis pas chinetoque » : Histoire du racisme anti-asiatique

    « Je ne suis pas chinetoque » : Histoire du racisme anti-asiatique (2024)

    « Je ne suis pas chinetoque » : Histoire du racisme anti-asiatique

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    Journalist Émilie Tran Nguyen invites the viewer to follow her in her quest and discover, at the same time as her, the historical origins of this anti-Asian racism. Told in the first person, alternating archive images, interviews with historians, soc...

    « Je ne suis pas chinetoque » : Histoire du racisme anti-asiatique
  • 2021
    Two Pandemics

    Two Pandemics (2021)

    Two Pandemics

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    Seven Asian-Americans discuss their experiences with racism and the spike in Asian-directed hate crimes as a result of COVID-19....

    Two Pandemics
  • 1995
    Deadly Experiments

    Deadly Experiments (1995)

    Deadly Experiments

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    Documentary which exposes the truth of how 'human guinea pigs' were used in government-funded radiation experiments without their knowledge or consent. It uncovers a series of breaches of ethical codes as scientists pursued military, scientific or me...

    Deadly Experiments
  • 1969
    Asian Male Lead

    Asian Male Lead (1969)

    Asian Male Lead

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    In this biting satire of the film industry, an undiscovered actor will do anything to become the next 'Asian leading man' - other than go to therapy....

    Asian Male Lead
  • 2024
    Killing America

    Killing America (2024)

    Killing America

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    A 38 minute documentary that investigates why antisemitism exploded in Bay Area High Schools after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. This comes after years of anti-Asian hate and anti-white hate....

    Killing America
  • 2000
    Western Eyes

    Western Eyes (2000)

    Western Eyes

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    Two Canadian women of Asian descent are contemplating eyelid surgery. Maria and Sharon, of Philippino and Korean heritage respectively, believe their looks–specifically their eyes–get in the way of how people see them. Layering their stories with pop...

    Western Eyes
  • 1969
    Doodhpatti

    Doodhpatti (1969)

    Doodhpatti

    01969HD

    A dark-skinned, Pakistani, salesgirl sells fairness creams while struggling to meet her fiancé's expectations to be fair-skinned herself....

    Doodhpatti