NYU Shanghai hosted the China Film Premiere of The Chinese Exclusion Act, a new documentary by US film directors Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu. The premiere screening on October 26 was followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and historian Renqiu Yu.
The film examines the economic, cultural, social, legal, racial and political dimensions of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, a controversial piece of U.S. federal legislation that singled out one race and nationality for special treatment.
Fareed Ben-Youssef, GPS teaching fellow and Film and Media Scholar, interviewed the directors and historian behind the feature-length documentary. The conversation delves into key moments in the documentary and explores the editorial decisions. Watch the full interview here.
The event was reported by China Daily, The Paper and Pear Video.
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