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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Mitsuye and Nellie: Asian American Poets
1981 0h 58m EN
Synopsis
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This absorbing documentary examines the lives of Asian Americans through the inspirational poetry of Mitsuye Yamada and Nellie Wong. Interviews, rare archival footage, intimate family scenes, and a lively dialogue between these fascinating women underscore the different histories of Chinese and Japanese Americans, as well as their shared experiences of biculturalism and generational difference.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Irving Saraf
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The take
Irving Saraf directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 58 min · 0h 58m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Irving Saraf
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1981-04-05
