This film is only available to view from May 1, 2021 at 12pm PT to May 12, 2021 at 11:59pm PT.
Abolition, Not Assimilation: A Retrospective of Christine Choy presented by Third World Newsreel and Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU
Guest Curated by Peter Kim George
Christine Choy’s Academy-nominated WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN? (1987, with Renee Tajima-Peña) brought the murder of Chinese American Vincent Chin to national consciousness and mobilized a generation of Asian Americans to push for civil rights and political representation. Indeed, Choy has long demonstrated an abiding concern for the voices of the disenfranchised and a keen eye for the difficult intersections of individual and national histories, race, and class. These four Third World Newsreel produced films represent a vibrant survey of Choy’s experimental and activist lens.
Join us on Wednesday, May 12 at 3pm PT for a post-screening discussion with Christine Choy, JT Takagi, and other guests. Click here to RSVP.
This film focuses on the historic 1971 Attica prison rebellion in upstate New York and the conditions that caused prisoners to take drastic steps toward securing basic rights. Through on-site footage and follow-up interviews with inmates, this film relates a powerful message concerning prisoner's rights, providing an important historical document.
- Year1972
- Runtime35 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorChristine Choy, Susan Robeson
- ProducerThird World Newsreel
This film is only available to view from May 1, 2021 at 12pm PT to May 12, 2021 at 11:59pm PT.
Abolition, Not Assimilation: A Retrospective of Christine Choy presented by Third World Newsreel and Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU
Guest Curated by Peter Kim George
Christine Choy’s Academy-nominated WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN? (1987, with Renee Tajima-Peña) brought the murder of Chinese American Vincent Chin to national consciousness and mobilized a generation of Asian Americans to push for civil rights and political representation. Indeed, Choy has long demonstrated an abiding concern for the voices of the disenfranchised and a keen eye for the difficult intersections of individual and national histories, race, and class. These four Third World Newsreel produced films represent a vibrant survey of Choy’s experimental and activist lens.
Join us on Wednesday, May 12 at 3pm PT for a post-screening discussion with Christine Choy, JT Takagi, and other guests. Click here to RSVP.
This film focuses on the historic 1971 Attica prison rebellion in upstate New York and the conditions that caused prisoners to take drastic steps toward securing basic rights. Through on-site footage and follow-up interviews with inmates, this film relates a powerful message concerning prisoner's rights, providing an important historical document.
- Year1972
- Runtime35 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorChristine Choy, Susan Robeson
- ProducerThird World Newsreel