Title
5.3 ZZP On Screen/In Person presents Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
Subject(s)
Films
Clubs
Description
What happens when the idealism of a political rookie clashes with the realities of political culture in the American South and the partisan struggles in Washington, DC? Mr. Cao Goes to Washington follows the unexpected journey of Representative Joseph Cao, the first Vietnamese-American elected to the U.S. Congress and the only Republican to vote for President Obama’s Health Care Reform Bill.
S. Leo Chiang is a Taiwan-born,San Francisco-based filmmaker. His previous film, the Emmy® Award-nominated A Village Called Versailles, about the transformation of the Vietnamese community in post-Katrina New Orleans, picked up eight film festival awards, aired on PBS Independent Lens, and has been acquired by more than 200 universities. Chiang is a lecturer in the Social Documentation program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is also an active member of New Day Films, the social-issue documentary distribution co-operative.
He received his M.F.A. in film production from the University of Southern California.
The filmmaker and an assembled panel of experts will be present at the screening and work with the Ferguson Center to engage both CNU students and local community members to build greater appreciation for their works and the art of film.
S. Leo Chiang is a Taiwan-born,San Francisco-based filmmaker. His previous film, the Emmy® Award-nominated A Village Called Versailles, about the transformation of the Vietnamese community in post-Katrina New Orleans, picked up eight film festival awards, aired on PBS Independent Lens, and has been acquired by more than 200 universities. Chiang is a lecturer in the Social Documentation program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is also an active member of New Day Films, the social-issue documentary distribution co-operative.
He received his M.F.A. in film production from the University of Southern California.
The filmmaker and an assembled panel of experts will be present at the screening and work with the Ferguson Center to engage both CNU students and local community members to build greater appreciation for their works and the art of film.
Available online only.
Date
November 14, 2013
Creator(s)
Film Club
Contributor(s)
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Call Number
5.3 ZZP
Duration
Thursday, November 14 2013, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Event Type
Movie
Participants
Chiang, S. Leo
Director
Director
Film Club