Seeking Asian female : a documentary / by Debbie Lum ; produced, directed, and filmed by Debbie Lum ; written and edited by Tina Nguyen, Amy Ferraris, Debbie Lum ; a co-production of Debbie Lum, the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and KQED ; a co-presentation of Center for Asian American Media.

"This strangely compelling love story follows Steven and Sandy--an aging white man with 'yellow fever' and the young Chinese woman he finds online. Stereotypes unravel as they attempt to build a marriage from scratch and comic complications arise when Debbie, the Chinese American filmmaker documenti...

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Corporate Authors: Independent Television Service, KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.), Center for Asian American Media, New Day Films
Other Authors: Lum, Debbie, Nguyen, Tina (Film editor), Ferraris, Amy
Language:English
Chinese
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and Mandarin with subtitles in English; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: [Harriman, N.Y.] : New Day Films, 2012.
Subjects:
Mail order brides > China.
Mail order brides > United States.
Man-woman relationships.
Interracial marriage > United States.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
"This strangely compelling love story follows Steven and Sandy--an aging white man with 'yellow fever' and the young Chinese woman he finds online. Stereotypes unravel as they attempt to build a marriage from scratch and comic complications arise when Debbie, the Chinese American filmmaker documenting their story gets pulled in too deep. With constant twists and turns, this intense personal documentary explores immigration, interracial love, filmmaking, and ultimately marriage."--Container.
Note:Contains both theatrical version "director's cut" (83 min.) and broadcast version (53 min.)
Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2012.
Special features: theatrical version (83 min.) ; broadcast version (53 min.) ; original theatrical trailer ; deleted scenes ; artwork ; They're all so beautiful, 5-part short video series on race and dating (28 min.)
Videorecording.
Call Number:HQ1032 .S44 2012 VideoDVD
ISBN:9781574484847
1574484842
Credits:Original music, Gordy Haab.
System Details:DVD, NTSC, stereo.