A periscope is an instrument used to observe over, around or through an object that is preventing direct line-of-sight. On the surface of every immigrant story, there is a desire to stake a better life for themselves and their loved ones. It is often unclear the paths in which our ancestors chose, but it is in our curious nature to retrace that path for ourselves, if not to understand their motives, but to be closer to the ones we love and respect for their sacrifice.
Finding Cleveland | 2015 | Larissa Lam
Take an emotional journey filled with amazing discoveries as Charles Chiu and his family take a trip to Cleveland, Mississippi to visit the gravesite of Charles’ father. In less than 48 hours, Charles has many surprising encounters with the local townspeople, who help fill in some blanks about the father he never knew.
Following this film will be a Q&A with its director.
Phetmixay Means Fighter | 2016 | Rita Phetmixay
Explore Lao American refugee resiliency narratives through the life of Phoutone Phetmixay and his commitment to the Lao Royal army, displacement from Laos, and resettlement in the United States.
A Chinese American Giant: The Y.C. Hong Story | 2019 | Rick Quan
As one of the first Asian American immigration attorneys in the U.S., Y.C. Hong devoted his life to fighting for the rights of Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans.
Following this film will be a Q&A with its director.
Our Home Here | 2019 | Angela Chen
Parallel stories of broken relationships between parents and their children striving for the American Dream all revolving around one explosive night at a fast-food joint.
Warning: Violence
Following this film will be a Q&A with its director.
Ghost Mountain | 2019 | James Taing, Virginia Lynch Dean
The story of a Cambodian refugee who made his way to Connecticut in 1980 after surviving both the Killing Fields and a second horror never before documented.
Warning: Graphic images
Following this film will be a Q&A with its director.
A periscope is an instrument used to observe over, around or through an object that is preventing direct line-of-sight. On the surface of every immigrant story, there is a desire to stake a better life for themselves and their loved ones. It is often unclear the paths in which our ancestors chose, but it is in our curious nature to retrace that path for ourselves, if not to understand their motives, but to be closer to the ones we love and respect for their sacrifice.
Finding Cleveland | 2015 | Larissa Lam
Take an emotional journey filled with amazing discoveries as Charles Chiu and his family take a trip to Cleveland, Mississippi to visit the gravesite of Charles’ father. In less than 48 hours, Charles has many surprising encounters with the local townspeople, who help fill in some blanks about the father he never knew.
Following this film will be a Q&A with its director.
Phetmixay Means Fighter | 2016 | Rita Phetmixay
Explore Lao American refugee resiliency narratives through the life of Phoutone Phetmixay and his commitment to the Lao Royal army, displacement from Laos, and resettlement in the United States.
A Chinese American Giant: The Y.C. Hong Story | 2019 | Rick Quan
As one of the first Asian American immigration attorneys in the U.S., Y.C. Hong devoted his life to fighting for the rights of Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans.
Following this film will be a Q&A with its director.
Our Home Here | 2019 | Angela Chen
Parallel stories of broken relationships between parents and their children striving for the American Dream all revolving around one explosive night at a fast-food joint.
Warning: Violence
Following this film will be a Q&A with its director.
Ghost Mountain | 2019 | James Taing, Virginia Lynch Dean
The story of a Cambodian refugee who made his way to Connecticut in 1980 after surviving both the Killing Fields and a second horror never before documented.
Warning: Graphic images
Following this film will be a Q&A with its director.