Nov 3 (Thurs):
A Lot Like You, screening: 10:00 Classroom C200
A film by Eliaichi Kimaro ; Directed by by Eliaichi Kimaro ; Written and Produced by Eliaichi Kimaro and Eric Frith.
A Lot Like You takes us on a personal journey into the most vulnerable corners of a family history spanning generations and continents. This layered documentary starts with a familiar exploration of mixed-race identity as the narrator searches for her roots, but brings the discussion to surprising levels of personal and political self-awareness.
Fresh and inspired, tender and uncommonly smart, A Lot Like You triumphs as an exemplary work of first-person documentary for the 21st century.
-2012 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Jury Prize, Best Documentary Award
Tender, intellectual, and reflective, director/writer Eliaichi Kimaro explores her intricate identity as a Tanzanian-Korean mixed-race, first-generation American in her award-winning documentary. A LOT LIKE YOU lodges a personal lens to the perception of postcolonial and immigrant histories, confidently and sincerely bringing out the conversation between the individual, family and culture.
-Asian American International Film Festival
Audience Choice Award, Best Documentary Feature
This story, which borders on a legend, will touch everyone’s heart, regardless of gender, colour, personal history and social condition: the most optimistic of the films we’ve seen.
-Montreal International Black Film Festival
Jury Prize, Best Documentary Feature Award
For more information: http://alotlikeyoumovie.com/
