Saturday, May 20, 2023
8 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Who Killed Vincent Chin?
4K Restoration
Directed By Renee Tajima-Peña & Christine Choy
Renee Tajima-Peña in-person!
On a hot summer night in Detroit in 1982, Ronald Ebens, an autoworker, killed Vincent Chin, a young Chinese American draftsman with a baseball bat. Although he confessed, he never spent a day in jail. This gripping Academy Award-nominated film relentlessly probes the implications of the murder, for the families of those involved, and for the American justice system. Who Killed Vincent Chin?, a legacy title from POV’s (PBS) archives, was recently restored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and also added to the National Film Registry. Best Documentary Nominee, 61st Annual Academy Awards. A co-presentation with Detroit Public Television and the Center for Asian American Media.
1989 Academy Award Nominated - Best Documentary
1989 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Nominated - Documentary
1990 Peabody Award Winner
1987 | Documentary | USA | 82 mins | Engish, German, Korean w/ English subtitles | Digital
Produced by Juanita Anderson, Christine Choy, Renee Tajima-Peña, Nancy Tong
Music by Lucia Hwong
Cinematography by Kyle Kibbe
Editing by Holly Fisher
Sound by Ira Spiegel
First Assistent Cameraperson Jeffrey Shepherd
Be sure to also check out Renee Tajima-Peña’s Masterclass before the film at The Chicago Cultural Center!
FREE with RSVP
Saturday, May 20, 3pm-4:30pm
Chicago Cultural Center