Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2021

Trace Your Roots

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7 films in package
ODE TO A SEAFARING PEOPLE
Poetic revelations of the often hidden world of Filipino seafarers and, in so doing, celebrates the resilience of the Filipino community.
"A WORK OF LOVE": PRESERVING FIL-AM HISTORY
The chronicles of a founder as she hopes to find others to continue her work of preserving the rare collection of Fillipino American histories within the Fillipino American National Historical Society for future generations.
AN UNINTERRUPTED VIEW OF THE SEA
A moving collage of old photographs, archival film and FBI documents tells the story of one family’s struggle to prove their American identities during World War II.
FINDING DOHI
Daphne, a 3rd generation Japanese-American, goes on a decades-long pursuit to decode her mother’s letters and find out more about her Grandfather Dohi.
A CURE FOR ALL THINGS
Jiawei finds a vial while cleaning out her late mother’s fridge that turns her into her ancestors and descendants. Mother and daughter cross paths through time to find answers in each other.
SING ME A LULLABY
Ru Wen was separated from her parents at the age of five. Forty years later, her youngest daughter starts on a journey from Toronto to Taipei to discover the pasts of the women who have come before her.
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Trace Your Roots Q&A
Moderated by Em Halladay Ptaček Choi with Joella Cabalu (director, Ode to a Seafaring People), Amber McClure (director, FINDING DOHI), and Mika Yatsuhashi (director, An Uninterrupted View of the Sea).
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On account of reticence to rehash past struggles or simply the passage of time over generations, understandings of one's heritage can be cloudy. This series of short films show how histories in Asia and America, as well as experiences throughout the lives of Asian Americans, are papered over, unearthed, and connected to the present moment. At its core, this program shows the irresistible allure of knowing one's own origins and the unique journeys that subsequently take place. From the cross-continental exploration of Finding Dohi to the contemplative An Uninterrupted View of the Sea, these films document discoveries both surprising and resonant.


Co-presented by The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience and Seattle Taiwanese American Film Festival

Dorothy Laigo Cordova founded the Filipino American National Historical Society in 1982 to document and disseminate the history of Filipino Americans in Seattle and beyond. Now, she hopes to find others to continue her work of maintaining this rare collection of Filipino American archives for future generations.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Ramon Dompor
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