The Morning Passing on El Cajón Boulevard
Lien is working with Quyên Nguyen-Le (an independent filmmaker) on a Short documentary based on the Vietnamese Mortuary community. She is contributing audio recording, adr, mixing, editing, and music.
Synopsis
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Quyên Nguyen-Le’s The Morning Passing on El Cajón Boulevard introduces us to the City Heights mortuary workers who help refugee families grieve. Joseph Mangat’s rousing observational piece Bidyoke thrusts us into the electric immigrant space of a karaoke-restaurant in National City. Lastly, in Reunion ‘99, R.J. Lozada interviews former classmates at his 20th high school reunion in the South Bay, and finds that memories, including his own, are not always reliable.
Press
Voice of San Diego. "Culture Report: Refugee and Immigrant Stories Take the Big Screen" November 5, 2019
NBC News. "Asian American film festivals launch careers, bridge gulfs and foster careers" November 6, 2019
KPBS. "City Heights Mortuary Featured In San Diego’s Asian Film Festival" November 8, 2019
KPBS. "PacArts Hosts Online Discussion For ‘The Paradise We Are Looking For’" May 22, 2020
USA Today. "Elevating Asian talent: The 5 best movies we saw at LA Asian Pacific Film Festival" October 26, 2020
Screenings
October 22-25 2020
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Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
November 5-15, 2020
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Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
November 15-22, 2020
ONLINE
New Orleans Film Festival
November 7, 2019 @ 7PM
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
November 12, 2019 @ 5PM
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Ultrastar Cinemas Mission Valley
May 11-May 31 2020
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SDAFF ONLINE: MAY MADNESS
March 4-14, 2021
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Seattle Asian American Film Festival
May 1-31, 2021
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Asian Pacific Virtual Showcase
October 23-30, 2021
Viet Film Fest
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