Feature Documentary
FINDING KUKAN
FOLLOWED BY Q & A W / DIRECTOR & PRODUCER, ROBIN Lung
PRESENTED BY THE OAKLAND ASIAN CULTURAL CENTER
CO-SPONSORED BY:
CAAM - CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA
CACA - CHINESE AMERICAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE - OAKLAND LODGE
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2018
DOORS OPEN 6:30PM / FILM SCREENS 7:00PM
Q&A 8:15 - 9PM
ABOUT THE FILM:
Filmmaker Robin Lung investigates the case of Li Ling-Ai, the
uncredited female producer of KUKAN, a landmark color film that
revealed atrocities in World War II China to audiences around the
world.
KUKAN has the rare honor of being the first ever American feature
documentary to receive an Academy Award in 1942.
Lost for decades, Lung discovers a badly damaged film print of KUKAN,
and pieces together the untold, inspirational tale of the two
renegades behind the making of it – Chinese American playwright Li
Ling-Ai and cameraman Rey Scott.
(75 Minutes, Feature Documentary, In English and Mandarin)
FINDING KUKAN- AWARDS & FESTIVAL HONORS
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Winner, Best Documentary, Special Jury Award (Hawaii International
Film Festival)
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Winner, Audience Award (Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival)
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Winner, Honorable Mention, Documentary Award (CAAMFest)
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Winner, Courage in Cinema Award (UMass Boston Film Series)
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Winner, Audience Award Honorable Mention (Boston Asian American Film
Festival)
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Official Selection (DOC NYC; Chicago Asian American Showcase; Seattle
International Film Festival; Mendocino Film Festival; Atlanta Asian
Film Festival; Vancouver Asian Film Festival; Philadelphia Asian
American Film Festival; San Diego Asian Film Festival)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SUGGESTED DONATION: SLIDING SCALE $5 - $20
OACC is supported by the Akonadi Foundation, the San Francisco
Foundation, City of Oakland, Hewlett Foundation, Asian Pacific Fund,
City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program, Comerica Bank, Five Arts
Fund, and individual donors.
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