Hand-Drawn: Documentary
An indie documentary exploring the art form of hand-drawn animation through a contemporary lens in the digital era. Featuring insights and anecdotes by hand-drawn animation artists from around the world.
Mayor of Lowell
From Refugee to World Leader
This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the first Cambodian American Mayor in the United States. Chau immigrated to the U.S. at seven years old to escape the Khmer Rouge genocide. Through this unique story that showcases the best of Lowell—immigrant success, assimilation, history, and the development of the arts—we see a man born into a war-torn country who comes to America to be a first-in-the-nation leader.
Top Billed Cast
Sokhary Chau Mayor of Lowell
Somong Rattanayang Mayor's Wife
Philip Chau Mayor's Son
Matthew Chau Mayor's Son
Erastus Mwangi Assistant to the Mayor
Sid “Sid Ink” Ou Tattoo Artist
Bernard Long Portrait Painter
Yanna Ok Interim Director, Amherst Media
Kennis Mor President, Indras' Artistic Creations
Jay Linnehan President, Greater Lowell Community Foundation
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