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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. 

Kinema

Seadrift

Tim Tsai

In 1979, a Vietnamese refugee shoots and kills a white crab fisherman at the public town docks in Seadrift, TX. What began as a dispute over fishing territory erupts into violence and ignites a maelstrom of boat burnings, KKK intimidation, and other hostilities against Vietnamese refugees along the Gulf Coast.

Set during the early days of Vietnamese arrival in the U.S., SEADRIFT is a feature documentary that examines the circumstances that led up to the shooting and its dramatic aftermath, and reveals the unexpected consequences that continue to reverberate today.