Curtis Choy Trailers
Is Chan Still Missing?: The Making of Chan Is Missing Trailer
Most Popular Curtis Choy Trailers
Total trailers found: 18
What's Wrong with Frank Chin? Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
This insightful documentary explores the life of Frank Chin, the godfather of modern Asian Americanism.
The Fall of the I-Hotel Trailer (1983)
15 June 1983
The Fall of the I-Hotel brings to life the battle for housing in San Francisco. The brutal eviction of the International Hotel's tenants culminated a decade of spirited resistance to the razing of Manilatown.
Land of Milk & Honey Trailer (1995)
04 November 1995
In this psychological drama, Sam (Richard Panebianco) has come to work on a dairy farm in Marin, California.
Dupont Guy: The Schiz of Grant Avenue Trailer (1976)
20 November 1976
WHO WE ARE forms the unifying theme of "Dupont Guy". It affirms the legitimacy of Chinese-American (nee Chonk) culture, exploring cross cultural currents of San Francisco's Chinatown: assimilation, self-contempt, schizophrenic language, duplicitous behavior.
Is Chan Still Missing?: The Making of Chan Is Missing Trailer (2006)
24 January 2006
A documentary about the making of Wayne Wang's 1982 film CHAN IS MISSING, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
Spirit of the Land: Hawai'i: Continuing Traditions Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
The Hawaiian people have a rich historical and cultural tradition. Their values, art, music, gods and legends reach back thousands of years to ancient Polynesia, where they lived before sailing to the islands we know as Hawai‘'i.
The Joy Luck Club Trailer (1993)
08 September 1993
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive Trailer (1989)
15 September 1989
A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong.
Better Luck Tomorrow Trailer (2003)
11 April 2003
A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.
The Chinatown Files Trailer (2001)
09 November 2001
This documentary brings to the public, for the first time, a story that was classified as secret by the US government for over four decades.
Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name Trailer (2006)
05 April 2006
On February 4, 1974, the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst. A month later, SLA members and Hearst robbed a bank in San Francisco.
Chan Is Missing Trailer (1982)
24 April 1982
Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000.
The Debut Trailer (2000)
18 May 2000
Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts.
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart Trailer (1985)
09 August 1985
San Francisco's Richmond District. A widow welcomes the Chinese New Year. 62 years old, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors.
Slaying the Dragon Trailer (1988)
04 November 1988
A highly-critical documentary about the history of Asian-American actresses in Hollywood. Features interviews with pioneering Asian-American actresses and clips from classic films, such as "The Thief of Bagdad," "The Good Earth" and "The World of Suzie Wong," interspersed with Asian/feminist sociological commentary.
Freedom on My Mind Trailer (1994)
22 June 1994
Chronicles the Mississippi voter registration drive from 1961-1964.
Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock, ‘Bird by Bird with Annie’ offers an intimate portrait of a writer and her craft, interweaving the story of Anne Lamott's life—in itself a deeply moving tale of addiction and redemption, grief and joy, intellect and faith—with a year's worth of interviews, public lectures, and footage of the writer at work, focusing particularly on Lamott's candid, humorous, and disarmingly straightforward advice on the struggles and joys of writing.
Manongs Film Project Trailer (1979)
20 February 1979
A collection of film clips of what would become Curtis Choy’s seminal documentary The Fall of the I-Hotel.
