A new documentary follows Asian-American students in Manhattan’s Chinatown who dream of becoming actors.A new documentary follows Asian-American students in Manhattan’s Chinatown who dream of becoming actors.
A new documentary follows Asian-American students in Manhattan’s Chinatown who dream of becoming actors.
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Asian-American children battle cultural obstacles to pursue acting dreams in new documentary

  • Curtain Up follows the lives of young children in an after-school theatre programme in Manhattan’s Chinatown and goes into the homes of the performers
  • The film shows how they deal with being pulled in different directions by family and society, and how acting helps them overcome a certain cultural mindset

Topic |   Cinema
Joseph Lam

Updated: 5:44am, 23 Jul, 2020

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A new documentary follows Asian-American students in Manhattan’s Chinatown who dream of becoming actors.A new documentary follows Asian-American students in Manhattan’s Chinatown who dream of becoming actors.
A new documentary follows Asian-American students in Manhattan’s Chinatown who dream of becoming actors.
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