"I don't think people need to remember who I am, it's important that they remember the images." An official trailer is available for a documentary titled Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story, made by journalist Jennifer Takaki. This film is an intimate portrait of a Chinese-American photographer named Corky Lee, whose pioneering work documented the richness and complexity of the Asian American Pacific Islander (Aapi) experience for half a century. Lee's fascinating photographs of daily life, culture, and social justice movements reveal a rare record of a community often overlooked by mainstream media – and demonstrate the power of photography as a tool for advocacy and social change. Corky Lee was born in 1947 in New York City to Chinese immigrants who owned a laundry in Queens. Lee's photographs over 50 years documented the birth & growth of the Asian American movement for social justice and he became known as "The Undisputed, Unofficial, Asian American Photographer Laureate.
- 3/24/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The 45th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF45), presented by Citi, and a production of Asian CineVision (Acv) in association with Asia Society, announces its Closing Night, Special Presentations, and Media Award Recipient. The AAIFF45 Closing Night honors New York City’s Chinatown and nods to Acv’s roots with its “Chinatown Beat” programming.
Each film in this block is directed by an Acv alum filmmaker. The block includes the New York premiere of Curtis Chin’s new documentary film, Dear Corky, which honors the legacy of Acv pioneer and community activist, Corky Lee who documented the APA community for over 50 years, the New York premiere of Patrick Chen’s short film, A Father’S Son, a narrative tribute to the people and stories of NYC Chinatown, starring Tzi Ma and Ronny Chieng, and a screening of the groundbreaking documentary about Aapi activism in the 1970s, From Spikes To Spindles,...
Each film in this block is directed by an Acv alum filmmaker. The block includes the New York premiere of Curtis Chin’s new documentary film, Dear Corky, which honors the legacy of Acv pioneer and community activist, Corky Lee who documented the APA community for over 50 years, the New York premiere of Patrick Chen’s short film, A Father’S Son, a narrative tribute to the people and stories of NYC Chinatown, starring Tzi Ma and Ronny Chieng, and a screening of the groundbreaking documentary about Aapi activism in the 1970s, From Spikes To Spindles,...
- 7/23/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
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