Project Detail

The Bang Straws

Synopsis

An aesthetically invigorating reworking of the casting process of Sidney Franklin’s The Good Earth (1937), a film notorious for a white actor’s racist portrayal of a Chinese character.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Experimenta

Details

Year
2021
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
17 min
Director
Michelle Williams Gamaker
Producer
Qila Gill
Screenwriter
Michelle Williams Gamaker

Production Status

Production Company

michellewilliamsgamaker@gmail.com

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