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Interviews Volume 33 (2022-23) 

The Evolution of Our American Dream: A Conversation with David Siev

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The basis of [my documentary, BAD AXE] is my family—we’re Cambodian-Mexican-American. We live in this rural white community, and it’s us trying to keep our family restaurant alive and the American Dream alive during one of the most uncertain times in history amidst a pandemic, a racial reckoning, and everything else going on in our country in 2020. So it becomes a story that explores the question: how do you keep the American Dream alive today when it’s being challenged now more than ever?

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Volume 33 (2022-23) 

CrazyLaugh

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Crazy Laugh is a short documentary about the first Chinese stand-up comedy club in NYC, told through the perspectives of three emerging Chinese comedians Baries, Nicholas, and Rachel. The film explores how they got into comedy and the community they have built in the process. During the day, Nicholas is a real estate agent, Baries is a marketer, and Rachel works in the cutthroat financial industry. But at night, they are transformed into the world of Chinese comedy, where they discover themselves and find connections and build community.

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