Asian American International Film Festival — Aug 1st - Aug 11th, 2024

Think!Chinatown Shorts + Big Fight in Little Chinatown [In-Person]

This in-person screening  of BIG FIGHT IN LITTLE CHINATOWN will be preceded by a collection of short films produced by Think!Chinatown.

[After the screening, there will be a live in-person Q&A with the filmmakers. This screening is part of the series, “Retrospectives in Dialogue“.]


BIG FIGHT IN LITTLE CHINATOWN is a story of community resistance and resilience. Set against the backdrop of the COVID pandemic and an unprecedented rise in anti-Asian racism, this documentary takes us into the lives of residents, businesses, and community organizers whose neighborhoods are facing active erasure. Coast to coast, the film follows Chinatown communities resisting the pressures around them.

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Included Short Films

  • Baihuayou
    1 mins

    Part of Think!Chinatown's Everyday Chinatown series, BAIHUAYOU explains the expansive medicinal properties of white flower oil.

  • She Says
    16 mins

    SHE SAYS is a dance film featuring the work of dancer and choreographer, Mei-Yin Ng. The stories of two women in two different time periods of Chinatown come to life through this film.

  • Art of Storytelling: Rocking the Boat featuring Yee Ling Poon
    8 mins

    Part of Think!Chinatown's Art of Storytelling series, ROCK THE BOAT focuses on the pioneering advocate Yee Ling Poon.

  • Medicine Pot
    1 mins

    Part of Think!Chinatown's Everyday Chinatown series, MEDICINE POT is an animated short paired with recorded oral history from Chinatown community members, who share memories from their childhood that involve medicine pots.

Cast And Crew

  1. Director

    Karen Cho —
    Karen Cho (曹嘉伦) is a Chinese-Canadian filmmaker. Her films include IN THE SHADOW OF GOLD MOUNTAIN (2004), SEEKING REFUGE (2009), and STATUS QUO? THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF FEMINISM IN CANADA (2012), which won Best Documentary at the Whistler Film Festival. Karen’s television work has touched on topics such as Indigenous health and wellness and Japanese-Canadian internment. In 2018, she was nominated for a Best Directing Canadian Screen Award for her work on CBC’s Interrupt This Program.

  2. Producer

    Bob Moore (Producer), Mila Aung-Thwin (Executive Producer), Daniel Cross (Executive Producer), Katie McKay (Co-Producer), Valerie Shamash (Line Producer)

  3. Writer

    Karen Cho

  4. Cast

    Jan Lee

    Gary Lum

    Lorraine Lum

    Mei Lum

    Nancy Seid

    Betty Eng

    Peter Lee

    Garnet Lee

    Walter Chi-Yan Tom

    Jessica Chen

    Benny Shek

    Andy Yan

    William Liu

    Susan Liu

    Kuan Chek Yun

    Wendy Wong

    Wally Liu

    May Chiu

    Rick Wong

    Henry Yu

    Michael Tan

    Fred Mah

    June Chow

    Jeffrey Wong

    Danny Quon

    Brenda Joy Lem

    Bryant Chang

    Jean-Philippe Riopel

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