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5 Lessons and 9 Questions About Chinatown

Shelly Silver
2009 United States 10 minutes English

On a black screen, words and images segue to the sound of synthetic voices giving a high-speed lesson on the history of Chinatown, immigrant experience and political memory. Hijacking a certain type of educational discourse, the film questions what is left unsaid and invisible, both at school and in a daily life that takes notice of only a tiny fraction of the world.

Editing :
Shelly Silver
Sound :
Ian Stynes
Photography :
Shelly Silver
Production :
Karin Chien
Print source :
House Productions

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