Cover image for Sewing Woman [digital video].
Title:
Sewing Woman [digital video].
Publication Date:
1982

2024
Publication Information:
Kino Lorber, 1982.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (15 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
Chronicles the bittersweet journey of one woman's determination to survive: from an arranged marriage in old China to working class comforts in modern America. Produced in 1982 and Oscar®-nominated for Best Short Documentary, this classic film continues to screen widely and is now treasured by a new generation of film goers.SEWING WOMAN is based on a series of oral histories and the life story of the filmmaker's mother, Zem Ping Dong, an immigrant who has worked in San Francisco garment factories for over 30 years. With a candid first-person monologue spoken by noted actress Lisa Lu (Crazy Rich Asians, The Joy Luck Club, The Last Emperor), this film reveals an inner strength which guides a journey through oppressive Chinese customs, U.S. immigration policies, family separation, and the conflicts of assimilation in America. SEWING WOMAN's story is interwoven with rare footage shot in rural villages of China and in factories of San Francisco Chinatown, treasured home movies, and intimate family photographs.
General Note:
Title from title frames.

Film
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
Electronic Access:
A Kanopy streaming video Access immediately on Kanopy
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