Hollywood Chinese (2008)

Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese American experience Directed by triple Sundance awardwinning filmmaker Arthur Dong this documentary is a voyage through a century of cinematic delights intrigues and treasures It weaves together a wondrous portrait of actors directors writers and movie icons who have defined American feature films from the silent era to the current new wave of Asian American cinema At once entertaining and enlightening Hollywood Chinese reveals longuntold stories behind the Asian faces that have graced the silver screen and weaves a rich and complicated tapestry one marked by unforgettable performances and groundbreaking films but also by a tangled history of race and representation