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The Slanted Screen (2006)

The Slanted Screen poster
Directed by
Jeff Adachi
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how Hollywood has portrayed East Asian men over the years. It covers roles from silent films up to the 2000s, often showing stereotypes or no roles at all.

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What happens

The Slanted Screen is a 2006 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Jeff Adachi which examines the stereotypical portrayals and absence of East Asian males in the cinema of the United States. The film analyzes Hollywood from the silent era to the 21st century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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