The Paradise We Are Looking For presented by Pacific Arts Movement
Helmed by four award winning cinematic voices, these four short docs from THE PARADISE WE ARE LOOKING FOR map multiple San Diego’s — all distinctly Asian American. A 2008 University City plane crash that casts a somber shadow over a military city. City Heights mortuary workers who help refugee families grieve. The electric immigrant space of a karaoke-restaurant in National City. And interviews at a South Bay 20th high school reunion that reveal that memories are not always reliable.
Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) is one of the largest media arts organizations in North America that focuses on Asian American and Asian international cinema. For more information about Pac Arts and the San Diego Asian Film Festival, please visit pacarts.org
Julie is a second-generation Vietnamese American funeral director working in City Heights, San Diego. She is used to managing funerals, but after the unexpected passing of her own father, Julie seeks help from a San Diego legend who has managed funerals (and taxes) for Southeast Asian families since the 1980s.
- Year2019
- Runtime19 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Vietnamese
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorQuyên Nguyen-Le
- Co-ProducerBrian Hu, Benjamin To
- CastJulie Tran, Đồ Thái Uyên
- CinematographerKayla Tong
- EditorQuyên Nguyen-Le
- Sound DesignLien Bao Do
The Paradise We Are Looking For presented by Pacific Arts Movement
Helmed by four award winning cinematic voices, these four short docs from THE PARADISE WE ARE LOOKING FOR map multiple San Diego’s — all distinctly Asian American. A 2008 University City plane crash that casts a somber shadow over a military city. City Heights mortuary workers who help refugee families grieve. The electric immigrant space of a karaoke-restaurant in National City. And interviews at a South Bay 20th high school reunion that reveal that memories are not always reliable.
Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) is one of the largest media arts organizations in North America that focuses on Asian American and Asian international cinema. For more information about Pac Arts and the San Diego Asian Film Festival, please visit pacarts.org
Julie is a second-generation Vietnamese American funeral director working in City Heights, San Diego. She is used to managing funerals, but after the unexpected passing of her own father, Julie seeks help from a San Diego legend who has managed funerals (and taxes) for Southeast Asian families since the 1980s.
- Year2019
- Runtime19 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Vietnamese
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorQuyên Nguyen-Le
- Co-ProducerBrian Hu, Benjamin To
- CastJulie Tran, Đồ Thái Uyên
- CinematographerKayla Tong
- EditorQuyên Nguyen-Le
- Sound DesignLien Bao Do