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Seadrift

Hosted by Kinema

Virtual

When

May 24, 8:00 PM EDT

Price

Free Screening

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Worldwide

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About the event

Featuring a live post-screening discussion with:

  • Director Tim Tsai

  • Associate producer & advisor Dr. Thao Ha

  • Emmy Award-winning multimedia storyteller Thanh Tan

This film is a part of the AAPI Storytellers Festival. Your donation goes to the AAPI Community Fund via GoFundMe.org.

Along the Gulf Coast in 1979, Vietnamese fisherman Sau Van Nguyen shot and killed white crabber Billy Joe Alpin in an act of self-defense. With racial tensions in Texas already high due to an influx of Vietnamese refugees, this event was the catalyst for an eruption of violent hate crimes perpetrated by the KKK. Directed by Tim Tsai, this 68-minute documentary tells a vital and little-known story about the economic and cultural hardships of Vietnamese-American immigration. 

About the film

On August 3rd, 1979, a Vietnamese refugee shoots and kills a white crab fisherman at the town docks in Seadrift, TX. What began as a fishing dispute erupts in violence and ignites a resurgence of the KKK and open hostilities against the Vietnamese along the Gulf Coast. Set during the early days of Vietnamese refugee arrival, “Seadrift” examines the circumstances that led up to the shooting, its tumultuous aftermath, and the unexpected consequences that continue to reverberate today.

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

1h 8m

Director

Tim Tsai

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