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“Its intimate, as-it-happened cinéma-vérité style draws you in, and soon this family trip takes the twists and turns of a compelling detective story. A surprising, sobering history lesson… The Boston Globe

“FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH is a beautiful, emotional journey. ⭐⭐⭐ Four out of four stars.”MovieGuide

“A gorgeous and moving story that unveils an important part of American history.” – Edward Douglas, The Weekend Warrior

“FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH is more than a movie. It’s a life changing experience.” – Jimmy Cheung, Ascend

Welcome to the official website of FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH, the award-winning documentary feature film that follows the Chiu family on a surprising journey through Mississippi in search of their lost family history. Along the way, they meet a diverse group of local residents and historians, who shed light on the racially complex history of the early Chinese in the segregated South. Their emotional journey also leads them to discover how exclusionary immigration laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 impacted their family and they learn how deep their roots run in America.

FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH made its US Broadcast Premiere on the World Channel (PBS) series “America ReFramed”. Visit our screenings page to find out where you can watch our film.

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  • Fri
    18
    Oct
    2024

    Visa

    12:00-3:00 PM PT

    Foster City, CA 

    Screening and discussion with Baldwin Chiu (Producer) PRIVATE

  • Sat
    26
    Oct
    2024

    Southern Historical Association Annual Meeting

    2:30-4:30 PM CT

    1 E Pershing Road 
    Kansas City, MO 64108

    Screening and discussion with Larissa Lam (Director) IN-PERSON
    https://www.thesha.org/meeting

  • Sat
    16
    Nov
    2024

    Healing & Storytelling: NorCal Film Screening and Discussion

    1:30 PM-4:00 PM

    Bay Area Chinese Bible Church
    1801 North Loop Road
    Alameda, CA 94502

    Register to Attend

    Converse about healing and storytelling with filmmakers Larissa Lam, award-winning director and accomplished music artist, and Baldwin Chiu, award-winning film producer and Gospel hip hop artist (a.k.a “Only Won”), Asian American Christian History scholar Dr. Timothy Tseng, Director of the Asian American Christian History Institute (Fuller), and mental health practitioner Dr. Jessica ChenFeng, Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy (Fuller).

    Panel facilitated by Daniel D. Lee, Academic Dean of Fuller’s Center for Asian American Theology and Ministry (AAC) and Associate Professor of Theology and Asian American Studies.

    Admission is FREE, thanks to the grant funding of the KT Foundation.

  • Thu
    16
    Jan
    2025

    Harding University

    6:00-8:00 PM CT

    Harding University Chapel
    915 E. Market Ave.
    Searcy, AR 72149

    Screening and discussion with Baldwin Chiu (Producer) IN-PERSON

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