Watch Unspoken (2020) - Award-Winning Documentary Film by Patrick G. Lee Online | Vimeo On Demand

Name: Watch Unspoken (2020) - Award-Winning Documentary Film by Patrick G. Lee Online | Vimeo On Demand
Uploaded: 2017-12-01T17:04:05+00:00
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UNSPOKEN Award-winning Documentary Film by Patrick G. Lee  FOR MORE EDUCATIONAL LICENSING OPTIONS VISIT: https://twn.org/catalog/pages/responsive/cpage.aspx?rec=1541&card=price  Through letter-writing, a community discussion, and a drag performance, six queer and trans Asian Americans grapple with their queerness and consider what family acceptance might look like.   UNSPOKEN’s interviewees hail from across the Asian diaspora — with roots in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, and Korea. Some are not yet out to their immigrant parents, and this film is their way of starting that process. Some have tried to initiate conversations around their queerness, only to meet sustained denial. Others cannot communicate fluently in the same language as their families of origin. In this film, they all share what they would say if one day they woke up and their families’ ruptures across generation, culture, and language were healed.   GRAND JURY PRIZE, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT (2020) Austin Asian American Film Festival   COURAGE AWARD (2020) DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon   WINNER, LGBTQ SHORT FILM (2020) Oxford Film Festival   AUDIENCE FALL CHOICE AWARD (2019) NewFilmmakers NY   “Patrick G. Lee's UNSPOKEN offers an emotional and intimate look into the struggle for family acceptance that continues to organize so much queer and trans Asian American life, art, and activism. With a capacious cast representing various East, Southeast, and South Asian diasporic experiences, the short film provides an accessible entry into themes ranging from intergenerational language barriers to the life-sustaining power of community. Eminently teachable, UNSPOKEN is essential viewing for anyone whose interests lie near the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and diaspora.” —James McMaster, Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison  “We had an overwhelming response from an audience of university students in an Asian Americans in Media class, who connected with UNSPOKEN on a very personal level. Queer students were emotional about seeing their experiences represented in this film in a way that they have not seen before. The honesty and vulnerability of the cast inspires us all to speak our truth.”  —Pamela M. Quan, executive director, DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon  “The piece acts as a powerful and timely film that captures an important emerging experience in the Asian American community, in raw and moving honesty. Its messaging of courage and hope, entwined with a rich showcase of diverse Asian American experiences, allowed this film to elevate itself among the rest.” —Austin Asian American Film Festival, Documentary Jury (2020)  “UNSPOKEN packs a potent yet tender gut punch, as its protagonists from across the queer Asian diaspora navigate, challenge, and subvert accepted norms around ‘coming out.’ It’s evident the protagonists and crew are engaged in a process of collective healing through the making of this film, and it’s a rare privilege to be connected to their journey.” —Karen McMullen, director of programming, The TIDE Film Festival  Available from Third World Newsreel www.twn.org twn@twn.org  This project was made possible in part by Third World Newsreel; DCTV’s Docu Work-In-Progress Lab; The Asian American Writers' Workshop; The National Endowment for the Arts; The New York State Council on the Arts; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; The Peace Development Fund; GAPIMNY—Empowering Queer & Trans Asian Pacific Islanders; and individual donors.  *AVAILABLE FOR ONE-WEEK EDUCATIONAL STREAMING FROM THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL* https://vimeo.com/ondemand/unspokenfilm  For DVD, DSL, LDF visit: https://twn.org/catalog/pages/responsive/cpage.aspx?rec=1541&card=price

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Unspoken (2020) - Award-Winning Documentary Film by Patrick G. Lee