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Short Films by Paul Kwan, Arnold Iger & Paul Lundahl
Short Films by Paul Kwan, Arnold Iger & Paul Lundahl

Sat, Oct 07

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Clarion Performing Arts Center

Short Films by Paul Kwan, Arnold Iger & Paul Lundahl

Showing "Anatomy of A Springroll" , "I Was A Teenage Chef for the C.I.A." (preview)

Time & Location

Oct 07, 2023, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

About the Event

Anatomy of a Springroll is an award-winning documentary that follows one man's journey to reconcile his Vietnamese roots with his current American life. In 1973, Paul Kwan's father bribed a customs official to allow the youngest of his 24 children to flee the political chaos that was Saigon. Now, living in San Francisco 20 years later, Kwan looks to the language of food to best reconcile his past. From the colorful, food-filled streets of San Francisco's outdoor markets to the back streets of the Saigon he left years ago, Kwan seeks the secret ingredient to blend the traditions of his birth culture with his adopted American life. He discovers, however, that the real secret is his 73-year-old mother and her belief that to understand a culture, one must first learn the language of its food. When the death of his father brings Kwan back to Saigon, a flood of memories…

Tickets

  • P.Kwan/A.Iger

    $10.00

    +$0.25 ticket service fee

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