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Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Portrait of Martin Wong
1998 0h 18m EN
Documentary
Synopsis
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Martin painted the LES ghetto with the most enigmatic realism of bricks to be seen. In 1992 Martin Wong invited Charlie Ahearn up to his Ridge St apartment as he began his autobiographical Chinatown series reflecting his youth in San Francisco and later New York. After he was diagnosed HIV he returned to SF where he later passed away in 1999.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Martin Wong
himself
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Charlie Ahearn
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The take
Charlie Ahearn directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 18 min · 0h 18m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Charlie Ahearn
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1998-02-12
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