Ho Tam

Most Popular Ho Tam Trailers

Total trailers found: 8

Washington Heights Untitled Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Originally made for "Illicit Acts", a program curated by Stephen Kent Jusick for New York MIX Festival 1998, Washington Heights Untitled is a short experimental documentary on the local community where the artist is residing.

Cop Strings Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

On a trip to Hong Kong, Ho Tam was cruised by an attractive young man at the airport. He was in the police force and also knew how to play a Chinese instrument (and play it well).

The Books of James: Director's Cut Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, this feature-length director’s cut of the short film by the same name is an experimental documentary on art, AIDS and activism.

Season of the Boys Trailer (1997)

01 August 1997

Shot at the Chinatown Basketball Tournament in New York City, August 1997 when the video maker stumbled upon by chance.

The Books of James Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

Through a stack of personal journals, this video reconstructs a biography of the South Dakota-born, New York City-enlightened artist James Wentzy.

The Yellow Pages Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Arranged from A to Z in 26 segments, the video looks at the relationship between image and text. In a playful and satirical manner, it roams through past and present of the Asian experience within North America and beyond, from the Chinese railroad laborers, Hiroshima and the Korean War, to the arrivals of the Boat People and the Hong Kong money.

99 Men Trailer (1998)

20 February 1998

99 out of focus pictures of men in glasses, suits, and ties, all from Chinese American newspapers. Visual artist Ho Tam clipped these images over a period of five years.

Hair Cuts Trailer (1999)

21 February 1999

Compiled with footage of storefronts of beauty parlors and barber shops from Chinatown and the Lower East Side in New York City, the video takes the viewer into the hair culture of the Chinese American community.