Description

A day with Valerie Tom, founder of the Chinatown Community Young Lions, as she and her family celebrate the Lunar New Year in New York’s famous Chinatown district.

Director's Bio

Alexander Hankoff is an award-winning writer, director, and cinematographer. A native of New York City, Alexander’s inspiration is sustained by the unabashed energy and experimental spirit of the place he calls home. The NYChapters documentary series is a personal project inspired by the people and places that make the city of New York the world’s epicentre of culture and diversity. He currently lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Credits

Director: Alexander Hankoff
Producers: Alexander Hankoff, Morgan Mitchell

Plays in

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   Nov 5: Program 5 – International Shorts: Crisis? What Crisis?

   November 5 / 95 mins

   INTERNATIONAL SHORTS highlight stories from the international Asian diaspora, exploring how different individuals deal with conflict and crisis both internal and outward as they seek a sense of identity, a sense of belonging, a sense of home.

   In This Program: Godlike, Mooncake, Mother, Nước (“Water/Homeland”), Yakuza No. 2, NY Chapters Presents: Valerie Tom, The Waltz, Paper Tiger

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