Center for Asian American Media

Tenderloin Stories

Tenderloin Stories

Short Anthology, 4 titles on 1 video | 1996 | 53 mins | VHS

Executive Producer

Spencer Nakasako

Directors

Christina Duculan, Sarah Diep, Aram Collier, Rudy Choy, Ra Sek

Ethnicity

Multi-Ethnic

Subjects

New Immigrants and Refugees (Past & Present), Youth

Grade Levels
High school and up

This compilation features impressively lucid and sharp works by 15- and 16-year-old immigrant auteurs and actors.

Christina Duculan’s JUST DEAL WITH IT is an ensemble piece which revolves around a mysterious death and interweaves three tales of family, work, and personal crisis.

Sarah Diep’s THE SEVEN OF US is a documentary of a day in the life of the director and her six fun-seeking girlfriends.

Aram Collier and Rudy Choy’s EXPRESS LANE is an adrenaline-laced and technically dynamic thriller centered around a chase through urban San Francisco.

Ra Sek’s GET OFF YOUR KOOT! is an intriguing, complex story of money and ambition that shatters the myth that breakdancing is dead.

Produced in collaboration with the VYDC Youth DVD crew at the Vietnamese Youth Development Center, San Francisco.

Recognition
HBO Family Broadcast
Local PBS Broadcast

Pricing

College/Institution

Purchase
VHS: $175
Rental
VHS: $50

K-12/Public Library/Community Group

Purchase
VHS: $75
Rental
VHS: $35

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