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In this feature documentary, Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Shuibo Wang (Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square) aims his camera at the astonishing story of 21 American soldiers who opted to stay in …
#pows #china #koreanwar #dissidents #usahistory #documentary #geopolitics #mccarthyism #anandoningusa #americansoldiers
7h ago
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Julia Kwan’s feature-length documentary Everything Will Be captures a significant moment of time in Vancouver’s Chinatown, with the influx of condos and new, non-Chinese businesses. The film follows …
#yvr #canada #racism #chinese #history #bchistory #chinatown #community #immigrants #chineseinbc
8h ago
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This documentary tells the story of a Chinese cemetery in BC that became a National Heritage site. For Chinese pioneers who died in Canada, Victoria's Chinese Cemetery at …
#canada #racism #chinese #history #cemetery #historic #pioneers #bchistory #immigrants #resilience
8h ago
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Aftermath: The Remnants of War
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This feature-length documentary reveals the unspoken truth about war - it never really ends. Archival images and personal stories portray the lingering devastation of war. Filmed on location …
#war #bosnia #france #russia #endwars #history #vietnam #archival #humanity #stopwars
6h ago
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Pieces of a Dream: A Story of Gambling
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When Phillip Wong died by suicide, his family thought that silence would end their pain. But his sister, filmmaker Michelle Wong, needed to make sense of her brother's …
#trauma #healing #suicide #docfilms #gambling #addiction #compassion #depression #asiantaboos #documentary
7h ago
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Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia
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In their predominantly white high school in Halifax, a group of black students face daily reminders of racism, ranging from abuse (racist graffiti on washroom walls), to exclusion …
#canada #racism #halifax #cultural #canadians #exclusion #maritimes #antiracism #blackpride #novascotia
7h ago