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Far East Deep South at Women Texas Film Festival

We’re happy to announce that our film is an official selection at Women Texas Film Festival! It will be a celebration of female filmmakers like our director Larissa Lam. It’s an esteemed group of films that will be showcased this year. Our screening will take place on Sat. Aug. 15th, 2020. This is an online event but it will be geo-blocked for residents of Texas only.

The screening will be free or pay what you can. You must register to view the film and the film is viewable on-demand only on Aug 15th until 11:59pm CDT.

Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu will also take part in a filmmaker Q&A and panel on racial healing on Aug 15th at 6pm CDT. The panel will stream live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxI8J0hor2-Fq4ViSuZn_Q and Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/womenTXFF

Click below for more details and to register to watch the film.

Register for Women TXFF
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Join Aug 8 Virtual Session – Digging Up Family Roots w/ Baldwin Chiu & Larissa Lam

How do you start researching your family history? Join us for this live Zoom meeting on August 8th 10am PT with Baldwin Chiu and Larissa Lam, producers of the documentary, Far East Deep South. They will share secrets behind their family’s amazing discoveries as depicted in the film. Learn helpful tips and resources you can use to research your own family. They will also discuss strategies on interviewing family members that may be reluctant to share about the past. This session will include time for Q&A. We welcome all ages and time zones. Free to register. Limited space.

Zoom meeting link will be sent within 24 hours before start time. We recommend downloading the Zoom application ahead of the meeting. All members of your household are welcome to watch and participate.

Register Here
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Far East Deep South Wins at Oxford Film Festival

Oxford Film Festival had their awards ceremony online for the 1st time ever and our film won Best Mississippi Feature Film!!! This was the first time we have competed against both documentaries and narrative feature films in a category. There were so many great films that it is a huge honor to receive this award. Normally, there’s an actual “Hoka” award presented so it’s bittersweet not being able to celebrate in person in Mississippi. We know there are more important things in the world than awards, but it was nice to get some good news. Don’t forget our film is playing online until June 12. Watch it here http://Oxford.fareastdeepsouth.com

We hope to show video of Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu’s online acceptance speech soon.

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Oxford Film Fest Goes Virtual June 5-12 with Far East Deep South

The Oxford Film Festival was originally to have taken place in Oxford, MS in March. Like all other events, is was postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 shutdowns. Well, the festival will now be doing the Oxford Virtual Film Festival online all summer and Far East Deep South is in the lineup! This will be next time the general public has an opportunity to see Far East Deep South since theaters and festivals continue to be shuttered.

The film will be available to watch on demand only between June 5-12. The cost to watch the film is $10. The proceeds from the “ticket sales” will help offset lost costs to the festival and the filmmakers due to the COVID-19 shutdown. Once you buy a “ticket”, you can watch anytime during the week the film is available. Your “ticket” purchase will also give you access to join the live video Q&A on June 10th at 5pm PDT/8pm EDT (New date/time!) with director, Larissa Lam, producer, Baldwin Chiu and editor, Dwight Buhler.

The Oxford Film Festival is hoping to have a real in-person festival later in the year but until then, please support the film by going to Oxford.FarEastDeepSouth.com  for info on this screening and to purchase a “ticket”.

GET TICKET TO WATCH OUR FILM

For more technical info & FAQ on how to watch online through Eventive, the platform Oxford Film Festival is using, click here.

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Far East Deep South Clips for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

We’re releasing a new clip every Thursday starting May 7th from our film, Far East Deep South, the entire month of May to mark AAPI Heritage Month. These roughly 2-minute clips give people a quick history lesson introduced by our director, Larissa Lam or producer, Baldwin Chiu and a preview of our film. We’ll also be sharing the videos on our social media channels. Check back here or on our social media every week for a new clip and please share!

Here’s the 1st clip about the impact of segregated schools on the Chinese in the Mississippi Delta featuring Carolyn Chan, (Chinese American Citizens Alliance Past National President), Martha Wing, Baldwin Chiu, Edwin Chiu and Emily Jones, curator of the Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum at Delta State University.

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Oxford Film Festival Postponed

Due to ongoing concerns related to coronavirus, our Mar 20 & 22 screenings at Oxford Film Festival are postponed. Here’s the official statement from the festival:

“The Oxford Film Festival Board of Directors and staff announced today that because of public health concerns regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19), the 2020 Oxford Film Festival, scheduled for March 18 – 22, has been postponed.

Sparky Reardon, chair of the Oxford Film Festival board stated, “We have concluded that the only responsible decision is to postpone the 2020 festival until later in the year. While we are heart-broken to have to make this decision, our first priority must be the health and safety of our community, our attendees, our supporters, and our filmmakers.

Tickets and passes will be honored at the rescheduled Festival.

“It is our intention to present the full slate of exceptional films, speakers and panels at a later date when the festival may be held under conditions deemed safe by governmental and health authorities,” stated Reardon.

No specific dates are currently announced for the rescheduled festival. The festival organizers will be in contact with all participants.”

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Mar 14 Cinequest Screening Postponed

Our Mar 7 & 8 screenings at Cinequest are going on as scheduled but due to ongoing Coronavirus uncertainty, our Mar 14 screening in San Jose has been postponed until August. Tickets for Mar 14 will be honored for the August screenings TBD. Here’s part of the official statement from Cinequest co-founders, Kathleen J. Powell & Halfdan Hussey:

“Here’s where we’re at: The NBA, NHL, and Cinequest will remain open this weekend (through March 8) to continue providing confidence and inspiring relief to the Bay Area. The Mayor made it clear to me yesterday that we had to make some changes. In consultation with him, Cinequest has decided to reschedule the second week of this year’s Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival to occur August 16-30, 2020. This will allow Cinequest to provide the joyful and celebratory 30th anniversary edition all deeply deserve. “

You can also this Variety article on this decision.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. For updates on future screenings, please subscribe to our email newsletter here and follow us on social media.

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Press Coverage on Far East Deep South

(UPDATED 3/5/20) We’re excited to see our film being spotlighted in many press outlets. We’ll update this post with links as we see more news stories and please let us know if you see our film mentioned in press as well.

Asian America: The Ken Fong Podcast

AsAm News – A Poignant Story of Chinese Families during Segregation Era of the Deep South

SF Weekly

Beyond Chron – Cinequest Preview

DingDing.tv Silicon Valley Innovation Channel

KTSF 26 News (in Chinese)

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