Chinese Dinner

Hoshino (Toshiro Yanagiba) is the mob-connected owner of a ritzy Chinese restaurant. One evening he’s sitting down in a lavishly appointed private room to enjoy an elaborate multicourse dinner, when he gets a call from a

Under the Willow Tree: Pioneer Chinese Women in Canada

A rich and little-known part of Canadian history unfolds through the stories of the first Chinese women to come to Canada and of subsequent generations of Chinese Canadian women. It is an amazing tale of courageous women

Chinese Kungfu

Gao Jian, a coach at an ordinary martial arts school in Dengfeng City, Henan Province, was ordered to teach a group of international students who came to China to learn Kung Fu. During the class, Gao Jian had to face var

Oriental Chinese Dream

No Pork Halal Chinese Food

Material that didn't make it to comedian Nimesh Patel's Netflix stand up special.

Chinese Characters

Best known for his work in video, Richard Fung has made the politics of gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation his central focus. Chinese Characters (1986) examines the ambiguous relationship of gay Asian men with w

The Great Chinese Art Heist

The story follows a slew of museum art robberies that occurred in Europe, in which Chinese antiquities were stolen, chiefly those that came from the country’s old Summer Palace which was raided in 1860 by French soldiers

The Chinese Nightingale

A Chinese emperor is gladdened by the song of the nightingale and is moved to play his own song. One day the Japanese send a music box with a mechanical bird; the nightingale feels rejected and leaves. Soon the clockwork

The Chinese Economic Bubble

The biggest real estate developer in the world is – unsurprisingly - a Chinese. And he is convinced opportunities are equal for all in China. But do the scaffold builder from the countryside and the car salesman from the

Spirit of the Overseas Chinese

A rare document of Singapore cinema, Spirit of the Overseas Chinese was made by pioneering female Chinese filmmaker Wan Hoi-Ling, who had directed films in Singapore for the Shaw Brothers. Her partner Hou Yao, who tragic

Chinese Checkers

His Oriental predator is at first clothed in black, her 'victim' in white; slowly the costumes change, the victim acquiring a veil of mourning, until finally - as if to underline the ambiguity and interchangeability of t

Chinese Look

This 2013 film is set during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Guo Chunyuan, a traditional Chinese herbalist, is compelled by the Japanese to heal the daughter of a local commander's arm. The movie explores debates of modern

The New Chinese Connection

Director William Lee's homage to his idol, Bruce Lee

The Chinese Are Coming to Town

The Chinese global machine has been invited to revitalise the ailing Swedish town of Kalmar. The town's mayor has invited a Chinese company to build a trade centre and 300 homes, but all does not go to plan. An amusing a

The Chinese Bungalow

A young British woman marries a Chinese mandarin then falls in love with an Englishman. The mandarin plots his revenge.

Chinese Variety Performer with a Ukulele

An early sound film directed by Theodore Case while perfecting his variable density sound-on-film process. Recorded at Case Research Lab in Auburn, New York, in 1925. Performed by Nee Wong.

Chinese Vegetables

A young woman is being offered seeds of a vegetable with incredible energetic properties. The care required by the culture of these vegetables opens internal perspectives to the young woman, which transform her step by s

Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards 2012

Chinese for Affirmative Action is a recipient of the San Francisco Community Leadership Award for being "a champion against discrimination and for advancing systemic change for a racially just society. With its foundatio

The Art of Chinese Puppetry

An introduction to Chinese puppet shows, including two plays: "Jiang Gan Steals Books" and "The Road Fights the Injustice" ("Lei Wanchun Fights the Tiger") performed by Yang Sheng and Chen Nantian.

Chinaman's Chance: A Portrait of Changing Chinese-America

Through a series of interviews with Chinese American children, labor organizers, academics, and writers, famed Chinese American playwright Frank Chin explores the following questions: What is a Chinese American today? An