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  • 29th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • JONATHAN LAXAMANA EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
  • Past Showcase
    • 28th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • SLANTED
    • THIRD ACT
    • YEAR OF THE CAT
    • BEN & SUZANNE, A REUNION IN 4 PARTS
    • CAN I GET A WITNESS?
    • BITTERROOT
    • NEW WAVE
    • THE WEDDING BANQUET
    • ASIAN PERSUASION COMEDY VARIETY SHOW
    • SHORTS - One City, Many Perspectives
    • SHORTS - Marinig at Makita Ako [Hear & See Me]
    • SHORTS - Finding Home
    • SHORTS - Far & Away - Docs
    • SHORTS - Choosing Ourselves
    • SHORTS - Roadblocks
    • FILMMAKERS WORKSHOP
    • JONATHAN LAXAMANA EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
  • The Empathizer
    • Day 1 - Film + Workshop w/ VITAM
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Opening Night!
Friday, May 19, 2023
8 PM

Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601

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BAD AXE

Directed by David Siev
[Appearing In-Person for a live Q&A}

BAD AXE captures a closely-knit Asian American family living in rural Michigan during the pandemic as they fight to keep their local restaurant and American dream alive. With rising racial tensions, the family uses their voice and must unite as they reckon with backlash from a divided community, white supremacists, and intergenerational trauma from Cambodia's "killing fields."

2022 | Documentary | USA | 100 mins | Engish | Digital