Chinatown Rising Film Screening

Join us for a film screening and discussion with filmmakers Harry and Josh Chuck from the critically acclaimed film

Chinatown Rising

https://www.chinatownrising.com/

Thursday, October 5, 2023, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

6:00 – 6:30 reception, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. film, 8:00 – 8:30 Q & A

San Francisco Friends School

250 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94103

RSVP by October 3.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinatown-rising-film-screening-tickets-717919014097?aff=oddtdtcreator

ABOUT THE FILM

Against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s, a young San Francisco Chinatown resident armed with a 16mm camera and leftover film scraps from a local TV station, turned his lens onto his community. Totaling more than 20,000 feet of film (10 hours), Harry Chuck’s exquisite unreleased footage has captured a divided community’s struggles for self-determination. Chinatown Rising is a documentary film about the Asian American Movement from the perspective of the young residents on the front lines of their historic neighborhood in transition. Through publicly challenging the conservative views of their elders, their demonstrations and protests of the 1960s-1980s rattled the once quiet streets during the community’s shift in power. Forty-five years later, in intimate interviews these activists recall their roles and experiences in response to the need for social change.

JOSH CHUCK

Co-Director, Producer

Josh grew up in San Francisco’s Chinatown and has worked in the community for over 25 years as a youth worker, filmmaker, and fundraiser. He has produced, shot and edited short films, mostly sharing the stories of individuals who symbolize the rich diversity of the city, as well as organizations advocating for the needs of the underserved. He currently directs the UPS Community Internship in San Francisco, an intensive community immersion program for UPS Upper Management, which focuses on the Chinatown, Tenderloin, and Bayview neighborhoods. Chinatown Rising is Josh’s first feature film.

HARRY CHUCK

Co-Director, Producer, Director of Photography

Former Youth Director and later Executive Director of Cameron House, Harry was an early mentor for thousands of Chinatown youth. Harry was the catalyst in Chinatown’s fight to save the Chinese Playground from being developed into a parking garage, leading to the formation of the Committee for Better Parks and Recreation in Chinatown.  He was co-founder of the Chinatown Coalition for Better Housing, which led the fight to develop the Mei Lun Yuen affordable housing project. He was appointed by five separate mayors to city commissions, which included the Public Housing Authority and Juvenile Justice Commission. Harry was one of the first Asian American religious leaders to speak out for same-sex marriage. In 1981, he earned his MA from the SF State University’s Film Arts Department where he served as a student assistant in film history. His footage for this film was shot as a student/activist and Chinatown Rising is his official return to filmmaking.