This is a Photograph (1971)

It may be fleeting (it usually is!), but for the moment, spring is here! New Life!

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This is a Photograph (1971), dir. Kish—prod. NFB

[New Life; supermarket; fresh fruits; choice meats; imported groceries; free delivery; new half zaur pikls; muscle cars; Coke vs. Pepsi; The Main; the immigrant experience; experimental cinema; photographs; nostalgia]

Watch this film here.

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My Name is Susan Yee (1975)

 
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My Name is Susan Yee (1975), dir. Shaffer—prod. NFB (for Children of Canada series)

[childhood; Chinese-Canadian community; school; Milton-Parc; Chinatown; Mount Royal Park; winter; snow; summer; shorts]

Watch this film here. It’s only 12 minutes long.

#stopasianhate

#racistviolenceagainsttheasiancommunityisdomesticterrorism

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