Skip to main content

In this deeply personal award-winning film that gives an insider view on the contemporary immigrant experience, divorce and family psychology, and the personal filmmaking process, filmmaker Alvin Tsang reflects on his family’s migration from Hong Kong to Los Angeles in the early 1980s - fraught with betrayal from his parents’ divorce, economic strife and communication meltdown between parents and children. This poetic exploration of many unresolved years moves moodily across different channels and modes, bending into labor histories and Hong Kong’s colonial trajectories. Tsang turns the camera on his own family, cautiously prodding for answers, but fully acknowledging that the only closure he can get will be from deciding for himself how to move on. Won Special Jury Prize at San Diego Asian Film Festival REVIEWS “REUNIFICATION beautifully documents modern Asian American immigration from the brave, personal perspective of filmmaker Alvin Tsang. It is A MUST-SEE for anyone interested in understanding the struggles, sacrifices, and triumphs of the Asian community…” -Aurorae Khoo, Writer for “Nurse Jackie” TV series “As the greatest mass migration since World War II sweeps the planet, REUNIFICATION is a key contribution to the conversation. A bittersweet, masterful, nuanced portrait of a family’s quest for a life filled with more opportunity and the subsequent fall-out. SPARKS EMPATHY AND IMAGINATION — this is what documentary is built for.” -Jessica Green, Director, Maysles Cinema “It’s a documentary unlike any I’ve seen – a film very clearly put together to say things through the language of film that the filmmaker is uncomfortable saying any other way… Of all the films I watched this year, REUNIFICATION is the film that’s come closest to feeling like A TRULY DISTINCT ASIAN-AMERICAN [FILM] LANGUAGE.” -Arthur Chu, SALON “A UNIVERSAL STORY about family, migration, and generations… Whether you are also a first generation American, have family members who don’t like to talk about the past, or have divorced parents, you’ll find a piece of yourself in Tsang’s journey… Everyone uses the tools that they have to try to make sense of their lives, but it is rare that other people have the opportunity to get such an intimate look at that pursuit.” -Jaime Pond, Editor of Anglonerd.com “Tsang skillfully takes his family, as well as his audience, with him on his JOURNEY OF HEALING AND MEANING-MAKING… noteworthy for its artistic use of a trauma narrative process that is imbued with hope.” -Dr. Mary Boncher, Director of Mental Health Treatment Service, New York Foundling OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.ReunificationTheMovie.com

About

About

All Threads

4 threads

FISH Short Film

1 threads

REUNIFICATION

3 threads · 1 followers

Hide all boards

View all boards

REUNIFICATION

Welcome to the Reunification community forums!

4 Threads, 1 Followers

New Thread

Follow

New Thread New Thread

Follow

A What did you think of FISH? by Alvin Tsang Mod · about 8 years ago 8 years ago · 1,291 views · 0 replies
A Facebook page by Alvin Tsang Mod · over 9 years ago over 9 years ago · 1,381 views · 0 replies
A Share your comments by Alvin Tsang Mod · over 9 years ago over 9 years ago · 1,259 views · 0 replies
A Welcome by Alvin Tsang Mod · over 9 years ago over 9 years ago · 1,253 views · 0 replies

About

Welcome to the forums!

Hey friends and fans, welcome to the forums!
Introduce yourselves, let us know your thoughts on videos, and keep an eye out for updates from us.

This space is for you to engage with each other and with us.
No one likes a jerk, so posting spam and being disrespectful of others is not permitted.
If you have questions about your account or how to view videos, the best way to get support is by checking out the FAQ.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

Moderators

A
Alvin