Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)
- Directed by
- Renee Tajima-Peña, Christine Choy
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary examines the 1982 murder of a Chinese American man in Detroit. It looks at the events leading up to his death and the flawed legal aftermath. The film explores racism and the justice system through interviews and archival footage.
soberinginvestigativereflectiverestrainedunsettlingpoignantgrittyurgent
What happens
Who Killed Vincent Chin? is a 1987 American documentary film produced and directed by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Peña that recounts the killing of Vincent Chin. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It was later broadcast as part of the PBS series POV. In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Ethnic Notions (1987)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.