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4-11-2012: Among B-Boys @ the Chicago Asian American Showcase

Among B-Boys will share the screen with the documentary Open Season, a double feature at the Chicago Asian American Showcase!

“OPEN SEASON explores the issues raised by the trial of Minnesota Hmong immigrant Chai Vang, ultimately convicted of the 2004 murder of six deer hunters in the Wisconsin woods.  The filmmakers give voice to the enduring pain, confusion, and struggles with prejudice on both sides. “

Weds, April 11th, 2012 @ 6pm. Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 North State Street Chicago, Illinois 60601

http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/

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Among B-Boys at a Glance

Christopher Woon aka PaperSon, debuts in his first documentary feature, revealing a story of unity and affirmation between generations of Hmong explored through the intersection of rugged urban b-boyin’ (breakdancing) and the traditional roots of Hmong culture. Among B-Boys unveils a story of the modern and the traditional actually affirming each other, visually weaving between the older generation’s memory of ethnicity and war and the younger generation’s toprocks, footwork, freezes and power-moves.

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