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The Chinese Exclusion Act 2017
The Chinese Exclusion Act is a 2017 documentary film exploring the United States Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Produced by PBS as a "special presentation" for the American Experience documentary program, it examines how the Act's 61-year-long ban on Chinese immigration affected existing Chinese communities in the country. Directed by Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu, who also wrote and edited respectively, the film debuted at the 2017 CAAMFest and later aired on PBS in the United States on May 29, 2018.
Crew
- Director
- Ric Burns, Li-Shin Yu
- Writer
- Ric Burns
- Producer
- Li-Shin Yu, Robin Espinola, Ric Burns
- Cinematography
- Michael Chin, Buddy Squires, Brian Heller, Anthony Savini, Jon H. Else, Lincoln Else, Allen Moore
- Editing
- Li-Shin Yu
- Music
- Brian Keane
Details
- Production
- Center for Asian American Media, Steeplechase Films
- Distributor
- PBS
