Video from New Wave
Directed by: Elizabeth Ai
Screening w/ Filmmaker Q&A
New Wave
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
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Elizabeth Ai (Dir), 89 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere
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Director Elizabeth Ai and Producer Rachel Sine in attendance.
A self reflexive story of joy and youthful defiance, filmmaker Elizabeth Ai explores a musical phenomenon in the 1980s known to Vietnamese American teens as new wave.
As she delves into the lives of family members and icons of the new wave scene, a surprising and powerful story emerges about lasting effects of the Vietnam War and displacement on the community's mental health, and how that impact carries over generations.
Director Elizabeth Ai previously served as a producer and writer of BIFF 2019's A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem.
Many thanks to the folks at The Film Collaborative.
Still from New Wave
Directed by: Elizabeth Ai
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