22nd New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 14-30, 2023

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Photo: ©Delphin Films, LLC

World Premiere

A-Town Boyz

It may surprise some but Atlanta, Georgia’s hip hop scene includes a vibrant Asian American contingent. This edgy documentary is an illuminating time capsule of the immigrant struggle juxtaposed with cultural trends and socio-economic need. With unprecedented access, the filmmakers focus on three young men who are involved in the local music scene, Harrison “Vickz” Kim, Eugene Chung and Jamy “Bizzy” Long. Aside from the color of their skin, their lifestyles—from clothes and speech to attitudes, dreams, and desires—are often indistinguishable from the average gangsta rapper. Yet while their individual stories all reveal a life of crime, there is an added layer of cross-cultural values, not to mention the challenge of being viewed by other Americans as less than welcome.

Director: Eunice Lau
Producers: Eunice Lau, Yasu Inoue, Grace Jung
Screenwriters: Yasu Inoue, Eunice Lau
Cast: "Harrison ""Vickz"" Kim", "Jamy ""Bizzy"" Long", Eugene Chung
Languages: English, Korean with English Subtitles
2023; 72 min.

SCHEDULE:

Sunday July 23, 8:30pm
Film at Lincoln Center

Intro & Q&A with director Eunice Lau.

Eunice Lau

As a former journalist and a descendant of immigrants displaced by conflict, Eunice Lau draws on the power of the moving image to inspire transformative social change. After growing up in Singapore and earning an Honors BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics as well as an MFA in Film at New York University, she directed Through the Fire (2012), which was nominated for Best Short Documentary at the AMPAS Student Academy Awards. Her feature documentary Accept the Call screened at acclaimed film festivals such as Human Rights Watch and Woodstock before airing on PBS and Canal Plus. Her work has also appeared on Discovery Channel, Al Jazeera English and Channel News Asia, and in 2020, she was one of four filmmakers selected for Woodstock Film Festival’s inaugural Filmmakers’ Residency. She is currently working on Son of the Soil.