Directed by Larissa Lam Edited by Dwight Buhler Country United States Produced by Only Won Written by Larissa Lam Director Larissa Lam | Screenplay by Larissa Lam Release date August 30, 2015 Running time 13 minutes Music by Larissa Lam Cinematography Only Won | |
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Finding cleveland trailer documentary short
Finding Cleveland is a 2015 American documentary film about a Chinese American family's journey to search for their family roots. Instead of leading them to the Far East to a remote village in China, it took them to the deep south into the remote little town of Cleveland, MS in the Mississippi Delta.
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They uncover not only the history of their family, but also that of the early Chinese American settlers: an entire community caught between the black and white population. In addition to them dealing with the obvious racism, segregation, loneliness, depression, and financial burdens, they had to do it during a time when Congress enacted the only act in American history that explicitly targeted a specific ethnic group; The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
The film had its world premiere at the 168 Film Festival on 30 August 2015 and has been shown at multiple film festivals, museums, and universities.