From “Joy Luck Club” to “Fresh Off the Boat” to Awkwafina-starring “The Farewell,” Chinese-American diaspora narratives have progressively gained traction over the last few years. “Far East Down South” – featured as a part of Caamfest Forward’s 2020 programme – shows the potential to situate itself within this lineage of multigenerational Asian-American experience. Unlike its predecessors though, Larissa Lam’s feature takes a deeply personal angle — but perhaps this angle is too personal, since it estranges more than it connects.
“Far East Deep South” screened at CAAMFest Forward
“Far East Deep South” runs on a simple premise: the Sf-based Chiu family decides to take a road trip to find his ancestors’ first stop in America: in Pace, Mississippi. On the way, they dig up more information related to Chinese-American settlements in this locale. Tears are shed and hugs are shared as the family retraces their ancestors’ footsteps across America. Whence realizing...
“Far East Deep South” screened at CAAMFest Forward
“Far East Deep South” runs on a simple premise: the Sf-based Chiu family decides to take a road trip to find his ancestors’ first stop in America: in Pace, Mississippi. On the way, they dig up more information related to Chinese-American settlements in this locale. Tears are shed and hugs are shared as the family retraces their ancestors’ footsteps across America. Whence realizing...
- 10/23/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
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