THE LOOKOUT
Directed by J.P. Dobrin- Anti-Asian Hate
- USA
- Documentary, Family, Human Rights, Immigrant, Social Issues
- Cambodian, English
- Subtitled
- 2022
- 10 mins
- WORLD premiere
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shareAs a young Cambodian refugee from a single-parent family, Chanthon Bun joined a gang and was convicted of second-degree robbery when he was 19. After spending two decades in prison, he lost his legal protection to live in the U.S.
CREDITS
Director: J.P. Dobrin
Writer: J.P. Dobrin, Cecilia Lei, Stephanie Tangkilisan
Director of Photography: J.P. Dobrin, Stephanie Tangkilisan
Editor: Mike Wallace, J.P. Dobrin
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ASIAN AMERICAN STORIES OF RESILIENCE AND BEYOND
The Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc) together with WORLD Channel and Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) have co-produced Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond for release in 2022, a series of 7 documentary shorts that move beyond the pandemic and reflect the complexities of AAPI experiences in this critical moment.
