“A Moment in Time” – Free online screening

A one-hour documentary about the experience of the Chinese in San Francisco’s Chinatown

The Chinese American Museum has made available a virtual screening of “A Moment in Time”, a one-hour documentary by Lambert Yam and Academy Award winner Ruby Yang about the experience of the Chinese in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The film is about the growth, evolution, and eventual demise of five ethnic cinemas in San Francisco’s Chinatown and their role in bridging the gap between China and the United States.

The film hones in on the golden era of Shanghai cinema of the 1920s and 1930s, when San Francisco became home to Chinese families who frequented the movies for a nickel on a Saturday.

The film largely is about the evolution of America’s perception of China and the changing views of first-generation Chinese Americans as they grew to understand their parents’ often heart-rending immigrant experiences in the dark of the movie theater.

Viewing will be available from March 1st to 10th. REGISTER HERE.