Who Killed Vincent Chin?
Who Killed Vincent Chin? | |
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Directed by | Christine Choy |
Produced by | Renee Tajima-Peña |
Cinematography | Kyle Kibbe |
Edited by | Holly Fisher |
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Distributed by | Filmakers Library |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Cantonese |
Who Killed Vincent Chin? is a 1987 American documentary film directed by Christine Choy and produced by Renee Tajima-Peña that recounts the murder of Vincent Chin. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[1] It was later broadcast as part of the PBS series POV.
Synopsis[]
On a summer night in Detroit, two white autoworkers fatally beat Vincent Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese engineer, with a baseball bat.[2] The film tracks the incident from the initial eye-witness accounts through the trial and its repercussions for the families involved, and the American justice system at large.[3] After an outcry from the Asian American community, led by Vincent's mother Lily Chin, the case becomes a civil rights Supreme Court case. The case ends with tried killer Ronald Ebens' being let go with a suspended sentence and a small fine.[4]
Awards[]
- Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, Silver Baton (1991)[5]
- Hawaii International Film Festival, Best Documentary Award (1988)[6]
- Academy Awards, Best Documentary Feature Nominee (1989)[1]
See also[]
Vincent Who?, 2009 documentary about the same case.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "THE 61ST ACADEMY AWARDS (1989)". Oscars.org. The Academy Awards. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Xing, Jun (1998). Asian America Through the Lens. CA: AltaMira Press. p. 109. ISBN 9780761991762.
- ^ Who Killed Vincent Chin?. PBS. 1987. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ Who Killed Vincent Chin?. Filmmakers Library at filmmakers.com. 1987. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ "All duPont-Columbia Award Winners". Columbia Journalism School. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "8th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival". Hawaii International Film Festival. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
External links[]
- Who Killed Vincent Chin? at IMDb
- Who Killed Vincent Chin? at POV
- Who Killed Vincent Chin? at Filmakers Library
- 1987 films
- 1987 documentary films
- American films
- American documentary films
- Documentary films about Asian Americans
- Chinese-American films
- Documentary films about racism in the United States
- English-language films
- Mandarin-language films
- Documentary films about Detroit
- Documentary films about the automotive industry
- Films set in Detroit
- Culture of Detroit