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Big Fight in Little Chinatown

The DOXA Dozen: Highlights at Vancouver’s Documentary Festival

by Pat Mullen
May 4, 2023
Festivals

Highlights for Vancouver's DOXA Documentary Festival include Big Fight in Little Chinatown, King Coal, KOKOMO CITY, and Twice Colonized.

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Big Fight in Little Chinatown to Open Vancouver’s DOXA Fest

by Pat Mullen
April 6, 2023
Festivals

Karen Cho's Big Fight in Little Chinatown will open the 2023 edition of Vancouver's DOXA Documentary Festival in Vancouver.

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The Dependents, One Take Grace Lead RIDM Award Winners

by Pat Mullen
November 27, 2022April 30, 2023
RIDM

The Dependents and One Take Grace won the Grand Prizes for Best National Feature and Best International Feature at Montreal's RIDM.

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Karen Cho on the Fight to Keep Chinatowns Big and Small

by Rachel Ho
November 15, 2022
Festivals/Interviews

An interview with Big Fight in Little Chinatown director Karen Cho on telling the stories of Chinatowns throughout North America.

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7 Canadian Docs to Compete at RIDM 2022

by Pat Mullen
October 26, 2022
RIDM

Canadian docs in competition at RIDM's 25th edition include J'ai placé ma mérè, Rojek, The Dependants, and Self-Portrait.

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Award Winning Docs Come to Reel Asian Film Fest

by Pat Mullen
October 21, 2022
Festivals

Toronto's Reel Asian Film Festival announces films for 2022 line-up including The Grizzlie Truth, All that Breathes, and Riceboy Sleeps.

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DOC NYC Line-up Spotlights 10 Docs in Voices of Canada Series

by Pat Mullen
October 13, 2022October 14, 2022
Festivals

DOC NYC announces over 110 features for this year's festival.

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