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This screening features 2 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the film title buttons on the top right.
An inspiring, coming of age documentary about Ashley Chea--a Cambodian American basketball phenom from CA. While Ashley's parents work long hours at their donut shop, Ashley is honing her skills on the court. An uplifting story about the value of community, retaining familial and cultural bonds and the grit and perseverance to follow a dream.
Director Biography - Erica Tanamachi
Erica Tanamachi's most recent film, "Winn", premiered at the 2022 Atlanta Film Festival and won a Reel South Shorts Award, Special Jury Mention, and distribution deal with PBS. "Winn" also won "Best Short Documentary" from The 2022 Justice on Trial Film Festival. Erica was Creative Producer for the feature documentary "Motherload" (2019) which garnered the HERO award from Better Cities Film Festival and "Best International Documentary" from the Hollywood North Film Awards. She also won "Best Documentary" from The Sonoma Film Festival, Silverlake Film Festival, and The Documentary Foundation for her short documentary, "Living Poets". Erica is an MFA Cinema graduate of San Francisco State University (2007) and has been producing and directing independent documentaries for over 17 years.
- Year2024
- Runtime95 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremierePacific Northwest
- Social Media
- DirectorErica Tanamachi
- ScreenwriterJean Kawahara, Erica Tanamachi
- ProducerBrandon Soun, Jenn Lee Smith
- Executive ProducerDiane Quon, Lisa Ling
- CastAshley Chea, Jayme Kiyomura-Chan, Baov Chea, Lida Chea
- CinematographerBrian Hsu Inocencio
- EditorJean Kawahara
- Sound DesignPascal Garneau
This screening features 2 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the film title buttons on the top right.
An inspiring, coming of age documentary about Ashley Chea--a Cambodian American basketball phenom from CA. While Ashley's parents work long hours at their donut shop, Ashley is honing her skills on the court. An uplifting story about the value of community, retaining familial and cultural bonds and the grit and perseverance to follow a dream.
Director Biography - Erica Tanamachi
Erica Tanamachi's most recent film, "Winn", premiered at the 2022 Atlanta Film Festival and won a Reel South Shorts Award, Special Jury Mention, and distribution deal with PBS. "Winn" also won "Best Short Documentary" from The 2022 Justice on Trial Film Festival. Erica was Creative Producer for the feature documentary "Motherload" (2019) which garnered the HERO award from Better Cities Film Festival and "Best International Documentary" from the Hollywood North Film Awards. She also won "Best Documentary" from The Sonoma Film Festival, Silverlake Film Festival, and The Documentary Foundation for her short documentary, "Living Poets". Erica is an MFA Cinema graduate of San Francisco State University (2007) and has been producing and directing independent documentaries for over 17 years.
- Year2024
- Runtime95 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremierePacific Northwest
- Social Media
- DirectorErica Tanamachi
- ScreenwriterJean Kawahara, Erica Tanamachi
- ProducerBrandon Soun, Jenn Lee Smith
- Executive ProducerDiane Quon, Lisa Ling
- CastAshley Chea, Jayme Kiyomura-Chan, Baov Chea, Lida Chea
- CinematographerBrian Hsu Inocencio
- EditorJean Kawahara
- Sound DesignPascal Garneau