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- Location
- Multiple venues: UNC Wilmington, Asheville Art Museum (Asheville, NC), The Nickelodeon Theatre, Lancaster County Council of the Arts, and CineOdyssey Film Festival
- Exhibition window
- Mar 19, 2027 → Mar 27, 2027
About
Overview
Bluff City Chinese follows filmmaker Thandi Cai and Delta elder Emerald Dunn as they uncover the untold history of Chinese immigrants in Memphis, Tennessee. Through personal journeys, community oral histories, and archival research, the film weaves a 150-year tapestry of identity, belonging, and resilience.
Schedule
- March 19, 2027 - UNC Wilmington
- March 21, 2027 - Asheville Art Museum
- March 23, 2027 - The Nickelodeon Theatre
- March 25, 2027 - Lancaster County Council of the Arts
- March 27, 2027 - CineOdyssey Film Festival
About the Filmmaker
Thandi Cai (they/them) is a storyteller of the Asian Diaspora who grew up in Memphis, TN. They earned a BS in Architectural Design, served two years as an education volunteer for Peace Corps Lesotho, and earned an MFA in Visual Communication Design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2022. Cai has exhibited work at the Chicago Art Department, Crosstown Arts, Moriji Arts Center, and the Museum of Science & History of Memphis. They were awarded the IndieMemphis Film Grant of $15k in 2022 and co-founded the Meng Cheng Artist Collective. They are currently based in the Southside of Chicago.
- Theme
- The untold history of Chinese immigrants in Memphis, Tennessee, following two Chinese-American storytellers as they explore 150 years of identity, belonging, and resilience in the community.
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